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Dead at age 84
1,717 Notable deaths
Edward Shils
American sociologist.
Born July 1st, 1910 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Alfred L. Kroeber
American anthropologist.
Born June 11th, 1876 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Faris al-Khoury
Syrian politician (1877-1962).
Born November 20th, 1877 in Beirut Vilayet.
Died January 2nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Damascus.
Esteban Canal
Peruvian chess player (1896-1981).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Chiclayo.
Died February 14th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cittiglio.
Joaquín Peiró
Spanish footballer (1936-2020).
Born January 29th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Robert Fuest
British film director (1927–2012).
Born September 30th, 1927 in London.
Died March 21st, 2012 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer.
Born September 3rd, 1932 in Miami.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (lung cancer).
Theodoros Pangalos
Greek politician, former minister of foreign affairs.
Born August 17th, 1938 in Eleusis.
Died May 31st, 2023 at 84 years old in Athens. [ref]
Arnošt Lustig
Czech publicist, politic writer, bookwriter and writer.
Born December 21st, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2011 at 84 years old in Prague (lung cancer). [ref]
Paul Dessau
German composer and conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 19th, 1894 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1979 at 84 years old in Königs Wusterhausen. [ref]
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