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In the year 1984
549 Notable deaths
Ann Christy
Belgian singer (1945–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1945 in Antwerp.
Died August 7th, 1984 at 38 years old in Meise (cervix uterine cancer).
Tim
Brazilian association football player (1915-1984).
Born February 20th, 1915 in Rifaina.
Died July 7th, 1984 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Uladzimir Karatkievich
Belarusian writer (1930–1984).
Born November 26th, 1930 in Orsha. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1984 at 53 years old in Minsk (disease). [ref]
Smith Ballew
American actor, singer and orchestra leader (1902-1984).
Born January 21st, 1902 in Palestine.
Died May 2nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Longview.
Manuel Fleitas Solich
Paraguayan footballer (1900-1984).
Born December 30th, 1900 in Asunción.
Died March 24th, 1984 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Konstantin Badigin
Soviet naval officer and explorer (1910-1984).
Born November 29th, 1910 in Penza.
Died March 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Baltzar von Platen
Swedish inventor.
Born February 24th, 1898 in Ystad. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1984 at 86 years old in Ystad church parish. [ref]
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Greek politician (1900-1984).
Born December 25th, 1900 in Theisoa.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 83 years old in Greece. [ref]
Nikolai Tomsky
Soviet artist and pedagogist (1900-1984).
Born December 19th, 1900.
Died November 22nd, 1984 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 549
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel