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In the year 1984
548 Notable deaths
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.
Born December 11th, 1926 in Ariton.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Pakistani urdu poet and author (1911–1984).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Sialkot.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Velma Barfield
American serial killer (1932-1984).
Born October 29th, 1932 in South Carolina.
Died November 2nd, 1984 at 52 years old in Raleigh (lethal injection).
Rodrigo Lara
Colombian lawyer and politician.
Born August 11th, 1946 in Neiva.
Died April 30th, 1984 at 37 years old (deliberate murder).
Stanley Milgram
American social psychologist.
Born August 14th, 1933 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1984 at 51 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lee Krasner
American abstract expressionist painter (1908–1984).
Born October 27th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 75 years old in New York City.
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark W. Clark
United states army general (1896-1984).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Sackets Harbor.
Died April 17th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charleston.
Steve Goodman
American folk music singer-songwriter.
Born July 25th, 1948 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1984 at 36 years old in Seattle (leukemia). [ref]
Julio Cortázar
Argentine and french writer (1914-1984).
Born August 26th, 1914 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1984 at 69 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (acute lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
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