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Dead at age 84
1,819 Notable deaths
Ben Riley
American drummer.
Born July 17th, 1933 in Savannah.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
Mary Margaret O'Reilly
Assistant treasurer of the united states bureau of the mint.
Born October 14th, 1865 in Springfield.
Died December 6th, 1949 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vance Hartke
American politician (1919–2003).
Born May 31st, 1919 in Pike County.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 84 years old in Falls Church.
Billy Goldenberg
American composer and songwriter (1936-2020).
Born February 10th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Edmund Rubbra
British composer (1901-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1901 in Northampton. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Egon Pearson
British statistician (1895-1980).
Born August 11th, 1895 in Hampstead.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Midhurst.
Agne Simonsson
Swedish footballer and manager (1935–2020).
Born October 19th, 1935 in Gothenburg.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 84 years old in Gothenburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Sébastien Faure
French anarchist (1858–1942).
Born January 6th, 1858 in Saint-Étienne.
Died July 14th, 1942 at 84 years old in Royan.
Donald H. Peterson
American astronaut (1933–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1933 in Winona.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 84 years old in El Lago (bone cancer). [ref]
Deaths 691 to 700 of 1819
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon