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Dead at age 84

1,786 Notable deaths

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Indian space scientist.

Born October 24th, 1940 in Ernakulam.

Died April 25th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]

Paul Baran

American engineer.

Born April 29th, 1926 in Hrodna. [ref]

Died March 26th, 2011 at 84 years old in Palo Alto (stroke). [ref]

Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy

Indian roman catholic priest and tribal rights activist (1937-2021).

Born April 26th, 1937 in Tiruchirappalli.

Died July 5th, 2021 at 84 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest, COVID-19). [ref]

Said Nursî

Kurdish sunni muslim theologian (1876-1960).

Born March 12th, 1876 in Bitlis.

Died March 23rd, 1960 at 84 years old in Şanlıurfa.

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987).

Born June 7th, 1903 in City of Brussels. [ref]

Died December 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Bar Harbor. [ref]

Nalini Jaywant

Actress.

Born February 18th, 1926 in Mumbai.

Died December 24th, 2010 at 84 years old in Mumbai (disease). [ref]

Sam Spiegel

American film producer (1901–1985).

Born January 11th, 1901 in Jarosław.

Died December 31st, 1985 at 84 years old in Saint Martin.

Sadiq al-Mahdi

Prime minister of sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989).

Born December 25th, 1935 in Omdurman. [ref]

Died November 26th, 2020 at 84 years old in Abu Dhabi (COVID-19). [ref]

Harold Budd

American musician.

Born May 24th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died December 8th, 2020 at 84 years old in Arcadia (COVID-19). [ref]

Neil Sheehan

American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021).

Born October 27th, 1936 in Holyoke.

Died January 7th, 2021 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Deaths 271 to 280 of 1786

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine