In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
John Marley
American actor (1907-1984).
Born October 17th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader, hero of the soviet union, marshal of the soviet union (1910-1984).
Born June 27th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Stanisław Ulam
Polish-american mathematician.
Born April 13th, 1909 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1984 at 75 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Richard Brautigan
American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
Born January 30th, 1935 in Tacoma. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1984 at 49 years old in Bolinas. [ref]
Neil Hamilton
American actor (1899-1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Lynn. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1984 at 85 years old in Escondido (asthma).
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Peggy Ann Garner
American actress (1932-1984).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Canton.
Died October 16th, 1984 at 52 years old in Woodland Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Francis Schaeffer
American theologian.
Born January 30th, 1912 in Germantown.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in Rochester.
Meredith Willson
American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984).
Born May 18th, 1902 in Mason City. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel.
Born October 22nd, 1897 in Metzingen. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 506
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller