Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1984

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

Oct. 1 Walter Alston
Legendary Major League Baseball manager who led the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for 23 consecutive seasons, winning seven National League pennants and four World Series championships.
Oct. 5 Leonard Rossiter
British comedy actor known for roles in sitcoms like 'Rising Damp' and 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'. He was a prominent television and stage performer in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Oct. 6 George S Simpson
Us paleontologist dies at 82
Oct. 8 Frederick Brisson
Producer dies at 71 after suffering a stroke
Oct. 11 Benno Schotz
Estonian-scottish engineer and sculptor (d. 1984).
Oct. 12 Anthony Berry
English politician (b. 1925)
Oct. 13 Alice Neel
Alice Neel was a prominent American portrait painter known for her emotionally charged and psychologically penetrating works that captured diverse subjects from New York's social landscape. She was a key figure in the Twentieth-century American art scene, particularly celebrated for her humanistic and empathetic portrayal of marginalized communities.
Oct. 14 Martin Ryle
PHY - English astronomer and physicist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1918)
Oct. 16 Peggy Ann Garner
American actress known for her roles in classic films, particularly as a child performer. She appeared in notable movies like 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' and worked in theater. She passed away at 53 from cancer.
Oct. 17 Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter was an American blues singer and songwriter who had a successful career in the 1920s and 1930s.
Oct. 18 Jon-Erik Hexum
American actor known for his striking looks who tragically died young after an on-set accident. He was a rising star in television during the early 1980s with promising career potential before his untimely death.
Oct. 18 Henri Michaux
Belgian poet, writer, and painter, born in belgium. he also wrote in french. later, he was granted french citizenship. michaux is most well-known for his esoteric, accessible books. his work also includes poetry, travelogues and art criticism.
Oct. 18 Florence Rinard
Television panelist (20 questions) dies at 82
Oct. 19 Jerzy Popiełuszko
Polish priest and activist (b. 1947)
Oct. 20 Paul Dirac
Paul Dirac was a pioneering English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He is renowned for his 1928 relativistic quantum theory of the electron and for predicting the existence of antiparticles, work that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Oct. 20 Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory
Oct. 20 Carl Ferdinand Cori
MED - Czech-american biochemist and pharmacologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1896)
Oct. 21 François Truffaut
French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
Oct. 23 Oskar Werner
A renowned Austrian actor famous for his critically acclaimed performance in François Truffaut's 'Jules and Jim', a landmark French New Wave film that significantly influenced cinema.
Oct. 25 Pascale Ogier
Pascale Ogier was a talented French actress who appeared in Ghost Dance and tragically died at the young age of 24 from a heart attack, leaving a brief but memorable artistic legacy.
Oct. 26 Sue Randall
Actress (miss landers - leave it to beaver), is killed at 49
Oct. 26 Laurie Langenbach
Author dies at 37
Oct. 26 John Woods Duke
Composer dies at 85
Oct. 30 June Duprez
Actress (calcutta tiger fang), is killed at 66
Oct. 31 Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was a prominent Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1984. She was the first and only female Prime Minister of India to date, and daughter of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Her political career was marked by significant reforms and controversial decisions, including the declaration of a national emergency …
Oct. 31 Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo was a renowned Italian playwright, actor, and director who significantly influenced Italian theater. He came from a theatrical family and founded a successful stage company with his siblings, creating over 50 plays that were performed internationally. His work was particularly notable for its deep connection to Neapolitan culture and dialect.