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Dead at age 84

1,715 Notable deaths

Hans Tilkowski

German footballer (1935-2020).

Born July 12th, 1935 in Dortmund.

Died January 5th, 2020 at 84 years old [ref]

Joxe Azurmendi

Basque writer and philosopher.

Born March 19th, 1941 in Zegama.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]

Roy Welensky

Northern rhodesian politician.

Born January 20th, 1907 in Harare.

Died December 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Blandford Forum.

Édouard Herriot

French radical politician (1872-1957).

Born July 5th, 1872 in Troyes. [ref]

Died March 26th, 1957 at 84 years old in Saint-Genis-Laval. [ref]

Peter Blau

American sociologist.

Born February 7th, 1918 in Vienna.

Died March 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City.

Carlo Bugatti

Italian furniture designer (1856-1940).

Born February 16th, 1856 in Milan. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1940 at 84 years old in Molsheim.

James Patrick Cannon

American politician (1890-1974).

Born February 11th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died August 21st, 1974 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Maj Sjöwall

Swedish writer (1935–2020).

Born September 25th, 1935 in Stockholm.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 84 years old in Landskrona. [ref]

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

Portuguese poet and writer (1919-2004).

Born November 6th, 1919 in Porto.

Died July 2nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Lisbon.

John Chamberlain

American artist (1927-2011).

Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]

Died December 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

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