Famous People Who Died In 1984
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1984. This list includes people like Indira Gandhi, Marvin Gaye, Ed Gein, Ray Kroc, Andy Kaufman and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, playwrights and artists who died in 1984. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & India and many more countries.
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1
Marvin Gaye(Known as the 'Prince of Soul' and Popular for His Song 'Sexual Healing')
Birthdate: April 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: April 1
Birthdate: October 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: January 14
Birthdate: February 20, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: April 22
Birthdate: November 10, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pontrhydyfen, Wales
Died: August 5
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
5
Truman Capote(Known for His Novella “Breakfast at Tiffany's” and Non-Fiction Novel “In Cold Blood”)
Birthdate: September 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: August 25
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: November 19, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: October 31
Birthdate: May 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Huddersfield, England
Died: July 27
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Andy Kaufman(Comedian, Best known for His Portrayal of 'Latka Gravas' on the Sitcom 'Taxi')
Birthdate: January 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 16
9
Peter Lawford(Actor and a Member of the 'Rat-Pack' Group of Entertainers)
Birthdate: September 7, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 24
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: March 1
Birthdate: June 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: January 21
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Johnny Weissmuller
(Olympic Swimmer and Actor Who Played Tarzan)
Birthdate: June 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Freidorf, Romania
Died: January 20
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Diana Dors
(English Actress and a 'Sex Symbol' of the Mid 20th Century)
Birthdate: October 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died: May 4
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Ethel Merman(Actress and Singer Who was Known as 'the Undisputed First Lady of the Musical Comedy Stage')
Birthdate: January 16, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Astoria, New York, United States
Died: February 15
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: November 5, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 18
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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William Horatio Powell
(American Actor Known for His Role of 'Nick Charles' in Six 'Thin Man' Film Series)
Birthdate: July 29, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 5
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
17
Count Basie
(Former jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who formed the Count Basie Orchestra)
Birthdate: August 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 26
Birthdate: September 13, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: August 14
19
François Truffaut
(One of the Founders of the 'French New Wave' Art Movement & An Icon of the French Film Industry)
Birthdate: February 6, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 21
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: March 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caerphilly
Died: April 15
21
David A. Kennedy
(Robert F. Kennedy's son)
Birthdate: June 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: April 25
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Janet Gaynor(American Actress Who Became the First Recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress)
Birthdate: October 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: September 14
23
Sam Peckinpah
(Film director)
Birthdate: February 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States
Died: December 28
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Walter Pidgeon
(Former Actor who starred in The Bad and the Beautiful and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
Birthdate: September 23, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint John, Canada
Died: September 25
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: October 8, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 26
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Paul Dirac(One of the Most Significant Physicists of the 20th Century and Nobel Laureate)
Birthdate: August 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: October 20
Birthdate: August 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ixelles, Belgium
Died: February 12
Birthdate: February 9, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Died: December 15
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: October 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liverpool, England, UK
Died: October 5
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Big Mama Thornton
(Musician, Singer)
Birthdate: December 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ariton, Alabama, United States
Died: July 25
Birthdate: August 31, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died: September 17
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
32
Stanley Milgram
(Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist)
Birthdate: August 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 20
33
Eric Morecambe
(actor, comedian)
Birthdate: May 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Morecambe
Died: May 28
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Lee Krasner(American Abstract Expressionist Painter Who Specialized in Collage)
Birthdate: October 27, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 19
35
Ernest Tubb
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: February 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Crisp, Texas, United States
Died: September 6
Birthdate: June 20, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: June 30
37
Martin Niemöller(German Theologian and Pastor Known for His Most Famous Poem 'First They Came...')
Birthdate: January 14, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lippstadt, Germany
Died: March 6
Birthdate: September 21, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: March 6
Birthdate: November 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sheriff Street, Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 30
40
Ben Wilson
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 21
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Steve Goodman
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: July 25, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 20
Birthdate: November 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 23
Birthdate: September 23, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hidalgo
Died: February 5
44
Tigran Petrosian
(One of the Best Chess Players in Armenia During his Generation)
Birthdate: June 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: August 13
Birthdate: January 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: May 15
46
Meredith Willson
(Conductor, Composer, Flautist, Pianist, Songwriter)
Birthdate: May 18, 1902
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iowa
Died: June 15
47
Brassaï(Photographer, Artist and Writer Known for His Dramatic Photographs of Paris at Night)
Birthdate: September 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brașov, Romania
Died: July 8
48
Richard Brautigan
(Writer, Poet, Novelist)
Birthdate: January 30, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tacoma
Died: September 14
49
Robert Clampett
(Animator)
Birthdate: May 8, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Diego, California, U.S.
Died: May 2
50
Agnes von Kurowsky
(American Nurse and Ernest Hemingway's Lover)
Birthdate: January 5, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 25