Dead at age 84

1,873 Notable deaths

Duke Jordan

American jazz pianist (1922–2006).

Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City.

Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Charles F. Hockett

1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.

Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.

Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.

Jean Dixon

American stage and film actress.

Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.

Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.

Gerald Weinberg

American computer scientist (1933-2018).

Born October 27th, 1933 in Chicago.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 84 years old

Samuel Eilenberg

Polish mathematician (1913-1998).

Born September 30th, 1913 in Warsaw.

Died January 30th, 1998 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]

Kazimierz Kuratowski

Polish mathematician (1896–1980).

Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.

Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.

Edith Evanson

American actress (1896-1980).

Born April 28th, 1896 in Bellingham.

Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.

Allan Sandage

Astrophysicist (1926-2010).

Born June 18th, 1926 in Iowa City.

Died November 13th, 2010 at 84 years old in San Gabriel (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Nathan Farragut Twining

United states general (1897-1982).

Born October 11th, 1897 in Monroe.

Died March 29th, 1982 at 84 years old in Lackland Air Force Base.

Yevgeny Mravinsky

Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).

Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Deaths 641 to 650 of 1873

For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker