Dead at age 84

1,787 Notable deaths

Dorothy Richardson

Writer.

Born May 17th, 1873 in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Died June 17th, 1957 at 84 years old in Beckenham.

Michael Ruse

British-canadian science philosopher (1940–2024).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Birmingham.

Died November 1st, 2024 at 84 years old [ref]

Kenny Wheeler

Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player (1930–2014).

Born January 14th, 1930 in St. Catharines.

Died September 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease).

Barbara Ann Scott

Canadian figure skater (1928–2012).

Born May 9th, 1928 in Ottawa.

Died September 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Amelia Island (disease). [ref]

John Tuzo Wilson

Canadian geologist (1908–1993).

Born October 24th, 1908 in Ottawa.

Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Toronto.

James Cronin

American physicist.

Born September 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]

Died August 25th, 2016 at 84 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]

Álvaro Holden Roberto

Angolan politician (1923-2007).

Born January 12th, 1923 in M'banza-Kongo.

Died August 2nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Luanda. [ref]

Alfred L. Kroeber

American anthropologist.

Born June 11th, 1876 in Hoboken. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]

Willard Parker

American actor (1912-1996).

Born February 5th, 1912 in New York City.

Died December 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).

Georges Auric

French composer.

Born February 15th, 1899 in Lodève. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé