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Sawako Ariyoshi
1931–1984
novelist, writer, playwright
Official cause
heart failure
William L. McMillan
1936–1984
physicist, university teacher
Official cause
bicycle accident
Wesley Lau
1921–1984
actor, television actor, screenwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Brad Lomax
1950–1984
activist
Official cause
multiple sclerosis
Esther Phillips
1935–1984
singer, jazz musician, soul musician
Official cause
liver failure; kidney failure
Richard Burton
1925–1984
film actor, diarist, stage actor
Official cause
cerebral hemorrhage
Kaniz Fatema Roksana
1955–1984
aircraft pilot
Official cause
aviation accident
Tuts Washington
1907–1984
jazz musician, pianist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Mary Miles Minter
1902–1984
actor, stage actor, film actor
Official cause
stroke
Walter Burke
1908–1984
actor, television actor, stage actor
Official cause
pulmonary emphysema
Vladimir Tendryakov
1923–1984
writer, screenwriter
Official cause
stroke
George Shaw
1931–1984
cricketer
Official cause
traffic collision
Luis Laguna
1926–1984
composer, songwriter
Official cause
diabetes
Bill Raisch
1905–1984
television actor, film actor, dancer
Official cause
lung cancer
Bessie Jones
1902–1984
singer, traditional folk singer
Official cause
leukemia
John Davis
1921–1984
weightlifter
Official cause
lung cancer
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
1908–1984
criminal
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Edna Kramer
1902–1984
mathematician
Official cause
pneumonia
Christine McIntyre
1911–1984
actor, opera singer, film actor
Official cause
cancer
Franz Fühmann
1922–1984
writer, poet, translator
Official cause
cancer
Flora Robson
1902–1984
stage actor, film actor, actor
Official cause
cancer
George Oppen
1908–1984
poet, writer, carpenter
Official cause
Alzheimer's disease
Ricky Kasso
1967–1984
criminal
Official cause
hanging to death
Carl Boenish
1941–1984
cinematographer
Official cause
BASE jumping