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Dead at age 84
2,265 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.
Philip Webb
English architect (1831-1915).
Born January 2nd, 1831 in Oxford. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1915 at 84 years old in Worth.
John Thomson
Scottish photographer, geographer, and traveller (1837–1921).
Born June 14th, 1837 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1921 at 84 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joxe Azurmendi
Basque writer and philosopher.
Born March 19th, 1941 in Zegama.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Duke Jordan
American jazz pianist (1922–2006).
Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City.
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 (1896–1981).
Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.
Catherine Spence
Scottish-born australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist (1825–1910).
Born October 31st, 1825 in Melrose.
Died April 3rd, 1910 at 84 years old in Norwood (heart failure).
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]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir