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Dead at age 84
2,264 Notable deaths
Björn Þórðarson
Prime minister of iceland (1879-1963).
Born February 6th, 1879.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 84 years old
Igor Newerly
Polish writer (1903–1987).
Born March 24th, 1903 in Zwierzyniec, Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Liang Shih-chiu
Chinese writer (1903–1987).
Born January 6th, 1903 in Beijing.
Died November 3rd, 1987 at 84 years old in Taipei.
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist (1853-1938).
Born December 11th, 1853 in Basel.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 84 years old in Basel.
Ferdinand von Wright
Finnish painter (1822-1906).
Born March 19th, 1822 in Kuopio.
Died July 31st, 1906 at 84 years old in Kuopio.
Theresa Weld
American figure skater.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Brookline.
Died March 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in Boston, Brookline.
Lena Ashwell
British actress and acting manager (1872-1957).
Born September 28th, 1872 in River Tyne.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 84 years old in London.
Vittorio Cottafavi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1914–1998).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Modena.
Died December 14th, 1998 at 84 years old in Rome.
Anthony C. Beilenson
American politician (1932-2017).
Born October 26th, 1932 in New Rochelle.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willem Visser 't Hooft
Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the world council of churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966.
Born September 20th, 1900 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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