Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1984

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 1984. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• July 1 Moshé Feldenkrais

  Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and body movement expert who developed the Feldenkrais Method, a somatic educational system focusing on self-awareness and movement.

• July 3 Raoul Salan

  French terrorist and general of the secret army organization. well-known for his political terrorist activities.

• July 5 Chic Murray

  Canadian politician, 2nd mayor of mississauga (b. 1914)

• July 7 Flora Robson

  Renowned British actress known for her powerful performances in film and theater, with a career spanning several decades.

• July 7 George Oppen

  George Oppen was a distinguished American poet associated with the Objectivist movement, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1969 for his significant literary contributions.

• July 7 Alexander Fu Sheng

  Actor from hong kong (born 1954).

• July 8 Christine McIntyre

  Christine McIntyre was a notable American actress who appeared in numerous comedy shorts with the Three Stooges during the golden age of slapstick comedy.

• July 9 Edna Ernestine Kramer

  Edna Ernestine Kramer was a pioneering American mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematical research in the early 20th century.

• July 9 Randall Thompson

  Renowned American composer known for his choral music.

• July 14 Ernest Tidyman

  Academy Award-winning American screenwriter best known for his work on 'The French Connection', a critically acclaimed crime film that significantly impacted cinema in the 1970s.

• July 14 Kenny Delmar

  Comedy star (school house) dies at the age of 74.

• July 18 James Oliver Huberty

  Perpetrator of the infamous San Ysidro McDonald's massacre on July 18, 1984, where he killed 21 people and injured 18 before being shot by law enforcement.

• July 18 Lally Bowers

  English actress (b. 1914)

• July 19 Faina Ranevskaya

  Russian actress (born 1896).

• July 19 Aziz Sami

  Iraqi writer and translator (b. 1895)

• July 19 Geert Lubberhuizen

  Dutch publisher busy bee, dies at 68

• July 21 Michael Osborne

  At 34, rock guitarist/vocalist (axe) dies

• July 23 Lloyd Gough

  Actor black bart, tolsa, dies at 77 from aortic aneurism

• July 25 Big Mama Thornton

  Influential blues singer and songwriter who was a pioneer in the blues genre and is credited with originally recording 'Hound Dog' before Elvis Presley. She was a significant figure in the development of rhythm and blues and rock and roll music.

• July 26 Ed Gein

  Ed Gein was a notorious American serial killer and body snatcher from Plainfield, Wisconsin, whose gruesome crimes inspired characters in horror films like 'Psycho' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. He was known for exhuming corpses and creating macabre artifacts from human remains, and was eventually convicted of murder in 1957.

• July 26 George Gallup

  Pioneering American mathematician and statistician who revolutionized public opinion polling by founding the Gallup Organization, which became a global leader in survey research and public opinion analysis.

• July 26 Ed "Psycho" Gein

  Mass murderer (psycho based upon him), dies at the age of 78

• July 27 James Mason

  Renowned British actor known for iconic roles in classic films like 'Lolita', 'Bloodline', and 'The Boys from Brazil'. He was a prominent Hollywood star with a distinguished career spanning several decades.

• July 27 Oswald Jacoby

  At 81, the us contract bridge champion dies

• July 29 Fred Waring

  Fred Waring was a prominent American musician, bandleader, and television personality known for leading the popular musical group 'Waring's Pennsylvanians' during the mid-20th century.

• July 29 Woodrow Parfey

  Actor (time express) dies after suffering a heart attack at the age of 61

• July 31 Paul Le Flem

  French critic and composer (d. 1984).

• July 31 Bill Raisch

  At 79, fred johnson-fugitive, a one-armed actor, dies