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Dead at age 84

2,265 Notable deaths

Grace Paley

American writer and activist (1922–2007).

Born December 11th, 1922 in The Bronx.

Died August 22nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Thetford (breast cancer). [ref]

Jon Hassell

American trumpeter and composer of fusion music (1937-2021).

Born March 22nd, 1937 in Memphis.

Died June 26th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]

Billy Bletcher

American actor (1894-1979).

Born September 24th, 1894 in Lancaster.

Died January 5th, 1979 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.

Taylor Caldwell

American novelist (1900–1985).

Born September 7th, 1900 in Manchester.

Died August 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Greenwich (heart failure).

John Collier

British pre-raphaelite painter and author (1850-1934).

Born January 27th, 1850 in London.

Died April 11th, 1934 at 84 years old in London.

Takao Saito

Japanese manga artist (1936–2021).

Born November 3rd, 1936 in Wakayama.

Died September 24th, 2021 at 84 years old (pancreatic cancer).

Meg Wyllie

Actress (1917-2002).

Born February 15th, 1917 in Honolulu.

Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Glendale.

Paul Marcinkus

Catholic archbishop, former head of the vatican bank (1922-2006).

Born January 15th, 1922 in Cicero.

Died February 20th, 2006 at 84 years old in Sun City. [ref]

Reggie Nalder

Austrian actor (1907-1991).

Born September 4th, 1907 in Vienna.

Died November 19th, 1991 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (bone cancer).

Barry Coe

American actor (1934-2019).

Born November 26th, 1934 in Los Angeles.

Died July 16th, 2019 at 84 years old in Palm Desert (cancer).

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