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Dead at age 84
1,718 Notable deaths
William Townley
English football player and manager (1866 – 1950).
Born February 14th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died May 30th, 1950 at 84 years old in Blackpool.
Theresa Weld
American figure skater.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Brookline.
Died March 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in Boston, Brookline.
Ferdinand Leitner
German composer and conductor (1912-1996).
Born March 4th, 1912 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 84 years old in Zürich. [ref]
G. W. Pierce
American physicist.
Born January 11th, 1872 in Webberville.
Died August 25th, 1956 at 84 years old in Franklin.
Etienne Vermeersch
Belgian debater, philosopher and skeptic.
Born May 2nd, 1934 in Sint-Michiels. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2019 at 84 years old in Ghent (euthanasia). [ref]
Filip David
Serbian writer.
Born July 4th, 1940 in Kragujevac.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Victor Heerman
Screenwriter and film director (1893-1977).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Surrey. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joseph DePietro
American weightlifter (1914-1999).
Born June 10th, 1914 in Paterson.
Died March 19th, 1999 at 84 years old in Fair Lawn.
Willy De Clercq
Belgian politician (1927-2011).
Died October 28th, 2011 at 84 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Dries Holten
Dutch singer and songwriter (1936-2020).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Cimahi.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Oostrum. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde