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Dead at age 84
1,717 Notable deaths
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013).
Born April 20th, 1928 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).
rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi.
Born July 30th, 1910 in Jerusalem.
Died February 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
James Watson Gerard
American judge and diplomat (1867-1951).
Born August 25th, 1867 in New York. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Henri Farman
French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer (1874-1958).
Born May 26th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1958 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
James Aloysius Hickey
Catholic cardinal (1920-2004).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Midland.
Died October 24th, 2004 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Lew Allen
American air force general (1925-2010).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Miami.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 84 years old in Sterling (arthritis). [ref]
Qahhor Mahkamov
Soviet politician, then president of tajikistan (1932-2016).
Born April 16th, 1932 in Khujand.
Died June 8th, 2016 at 84 years old in Dushanbe.
Valerian Zorin
Soviet diplomat (1902-1986).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Novocherkassk. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
German politician (1913-1997).
Born April 21st, 1913.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
Johannes Mario Simmel
Austrian writer.
Born April 7th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2009 at 84 years old in Lucerne. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde