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In the year 1984
531 Notable deaths
Alberto Lupo
Italian actor (1924-1984).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1984 at 59 years old in San Felice Circeo. [ref]
Giuseppe Colombo
Italian mathematician, astrophysicist and engineer (1920-1984).
Born October 2nd, 1920 in Padua.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 63 years old in Padua.
Thorold Dickinson
British film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer (1903-1984).
Born November 16th, 1903 in Bristol.
Died April 14th, 1984 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Hertha Thiele
German actress (1908-1984).
Born May 8th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died August 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
Jack Donohue
American actor and director (1908-1984).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Karl-August Fagerholm
Finland swedish politician (1901-1984).
Born December 31st, 1901 in Siuntio. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Actor.
Born February 27th, 1908 in Fushimi-ku. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
Nobuo Nakagawa
Japanese film director (1905-1984).
Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Zelda
Israeli poet (1914–1984).
Born June 20th, 1914 in Dnipro.
Died April 30th, 1984 at 69 years old in Jerusalem.
Denis Blundell
12th governor-general of new zealand from 1972 to 1977.
Born May 29th, 1907 in Wellington.
Died September 24th, 1984 at 77 years old in Townsville.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 531
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