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Dead at age 84
1,869 Notable deaths
W. C. Handy
American blues composer and musician (1873–1958).
Born November 16th, 1873 in Florence.
Died March 29th, 1958 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Orval Faubus
36th governor of arkansas (1910-1994).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Madison County.
Died December 14th, 1994 at 84 years old in Conway (prostate cancer).
Andrey Kolmogorov
Russian mathematician.
Born April 25th, 1903 in Tambov. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1987 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy Hodgkin
British chemist.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Cairo. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1994 at 84 years old in Ilmington (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Duke Snider
Major league baseball outfielder (1926-2011).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Gotthard Heinrici
German general (1886–1971).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Gusev.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 84 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
A. J. Cronin
Scottish novelist.
Born July 19th, 1896 in Cardross. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1981 at 84 years old in Montreux. [ref]
Cale Yarborough
American racecar driver (1939–2023).
Born March 27th, 1939 in Florence County.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Shivkumar Sharma
Indian classical musician (1938–2022).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Jammu.
Died May 10th, 2022 at 84 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
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