Dead at age 84
2,264 Notable deaths
Tullio De Mauro
Italian linguist (1932-2017).
Born March 31st, 1932 in Torre Annunziata. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Benjamin Leigh Smith
British explorer and yacht racer (1828-1913).
Born March 12th, 1828 in Whatlington.
Died January 4th, 1913 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Gerhard Thyben
German world war ii fighter pilot (1922–2006).
Born February 24th, 1922 in Kiel.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cali.
Diana Balmori Ling
American landscape designer (1932–2016).
Died November 14th, 2016 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Filip David
Serbian writer.
Born July 4th, 1940 in Kragujevac.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 84 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Domingos Oliveira
Portuguese politician (1873-1957).
Born July 31st, 1873 in Lisbon.
Died December 25th, 1957 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Bep van Klaveren
Dutch boxer (1907–1992).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Rotterdam.
Died February 12th, 1992 at 84 years old in Rotterdam.
Piero Gamba
Italian musician.
Born September 16th, 1937 in Rome.
Died January 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Peter Appleyard
Canadian vibraphonist (1928–2013).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Cleethorpes.
Died July 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Georg Elias Müller
German experimental psychologist (1850–1934).
Born July 20th, 1850 in Grimma.
Died December 23rd, 1934 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs