Dead at age 84
1,788 Notable deaths
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
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]
Duke Jordan
American musician.
Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Charles F. Hockett
1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.
Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Jean Dixon
American stage and film actress.
Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.
Gerald Weinberg
American computer scientist (1933-2018).
Born October 27th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 84 years old
Samuel Eilenberg
Polish mathematician (1913-1998).
Born September 30th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died January 30th, 1998 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Edith Evanson
American actress (1896-1980).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Allan Sandage
Astrophysicist (1926-2010).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Iowa City.
Died November 13th, 2010 at 84 years old in San Gabriel (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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