List of Famous people who died at 84
Christine Arnothy
Christine Arnothy was a Budapest-born French writer. She has written numerous books, including J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir (1955). She married Claude Bellanger (1909–1978).
Idwal Robling
James Idwal Robling was a Welsh sports commentator, who worked for the BBC in Wales for almost 40 years.
Franzl Lang
Franz "Franzl" Lang, known as the Yodel King, was an alpine yodeller from Bavaria, Germany. Lang also sang and played the guitar and the accordion and appeared in several German films. Lang's genre is German folk music; he typically sang in the Bavarian dialect of the rural Alpine regions.
Hinrich Lehmann-Grube
Hinrich Lehmann-Grube was a German politician. He served as Mayor of Leipzig from 1990 through 1998. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was born in Königsberg.
Charlotte Kerr
Charlotte Kerr was a German director, film producer, actress, writer and journalist.
Michel Crauste
Michel Crauste was a French international rugby union player. He played as a flanker and Number 8 for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes.
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann was an American-born Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and Catholic priest of the Maryknoll Missionary Society. As the President of the United Nations General Assembly from September 2008 to September 2009, he presided over the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was also nominated as Libyan Representative to the UN in March 2011. He died on 8 June 2017, having suffered a stroke several months earlier.
Pierre Mauroy
Pierre Mauroy was a French Socialist politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. At the time of his death Mauroy was the emeritus mayor of the city of Lille. He died from complications of lung cancer on 7 June 2013 at the age of 84. He is the namesake of Lille's new stadium, Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Paul Goma
Paul Goma was a Romanian writer, known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989. Forced into exile by the communist authorities, he became a political refugee and resided in France as a stateless person. After 2000, Goma has expressed opinions on World War II, the Holocaust in Romania and the Jews, claims which have led to widespread allegations of antisemitism.
Alberto Goldman
Alberto Goldman was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was elected Vice Governor of São Paulo in 2006 with Governor José Serra. After Serra's resignation, Goldman became governor of São Paulo on 6 April 2010.