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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Alan Schneider
American theatre-director (1917-1984).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1984 at 66 years old in London (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Clyde Cook
Vaudevillian and actor (1891-1984).
Born December 16th, 1891 in Port Macquarie.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 92 years old in Carpinteria.
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bill Holland
American racecar driver (1907-1984).
Born December 18th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tucson.
Sawako Ariyoshi
Japanese writer and novelist.
Born January 20th, 1931 in Wakayama.
Died August 30th, 1984 at 53 years old in Suginami-ku (heart failure).
Jin Yuelin
Logician and philosopher.
Born July 14th, 1895 in Changsha County.
Died October 19th, 1984 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Nikolai Shchelokov
Russian politician (1910-1984).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Almazna. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1984 at 74 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
George Rigaud
Actor.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Leganés (traffic collision).
Sandra Sabattini
Italian blessed (1961-1984).
Born August 19th, 1961 in Riccione.
Died May 2nd, 1984 at 22 years old in Bologna (struck by vehicle).
John Davis
American weightlifter (1921-1984).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Smithtown.
Died July 13th, 1984 at 63 years old in Albuquerque (lung cancer).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 506
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler