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Dead at age 84
1,786 Notable deaths
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Gershom Scholem
German-israeli philosopher (1897–1982).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician.
Born May 30th, 1932 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Tapan Sinha
Indian film director (1924–2009).
Born October 22nd, 1924 in Kolkata.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Kolkata (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Jack Finney
American novelist and short story writer (1911–1995).
Born October 2nd, 1911 in Milwaukee.
Died November 14th, 1995 at 84 years old in Greenbrae (pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema).
Indu Jain
Indian businesswoman (1936–2021).
Born September 8th, 1936 in Faizabad. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2021 at 84 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19). [ref]
Don Porter
Actor (1912-1997).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Miami.
Died February 11th, 1997 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills.
Lewis Milestone
Russian-american film director (1895-1980).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Lou Boudreau
American baseball player and manager (1917-2001).
Born July 17th, 1917 in Harvey.
Died August 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Olympia Fields.
Eddie Jones
American actor (1934-2019).
Born September 18th, 1934 in Washington.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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