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Dead at age 84
1,871 Notable deaths
Oliver P. Smith
United states marine corps general (1893–1977).
Born October 26th, 1893 in Menard.
Died December 25th, 1977 at 84 years old in Los Altos.
Godfrey Hounsfield
English electrical engineer.
Born August 18th, 1919 in Newark-on-Trent, Sutton on Trent. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2004 at 84 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Natalie Babbitt
American children's writer and illustrator (1932–2016).
Born July 28th, 1932 in Dayton.
Died October 31st, 2016 at 84 years old in Hamden (lung cancer).
Lou Scheimer
American animator and voice actor (1928–2013).
Born October 19th, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 84 years old in Tarzana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mirella Freni
Italian soprano (1935–2020).
Born February 27th, 1935 in Modena.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Modena (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Emilio G. Segrè
Italian physicist and nobel laureate.
Born February 1st, 1905 in Tivoli. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1989 at 84 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction).
Zalman Shazar
3rd president of israel (1963–1973).
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Mir. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1974 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Vadim Bakatin
Last chairman of the kgb (1937–2022).
Born November 6th, 1937 in Kiselyovsk.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Walter Dornberger
German general.
Born September 6th, 1895 in Giessen.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 84 years old in Sasbach.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917–2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia).
Deaths 391 to 400 of 1871
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