List of Famous people who died at 84

Louis Fourestier was a French conductor, composer and pedagogue, and was one of the founders of the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris.

Ahron (Aaron) Soloveichik;(Hebrew: אהרן סולובייצ'יק‎; May 1, 1917 – October 4, 2001) was a renowned Orthodox rosh yeshiva, and scholar of Talmud and halakha.

Emilio Lussu was an Italian soldier, politician, antifascist and a writer.

Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism supplies a false account of knowing, which if taken seriously undermines humanity's highest achievements.

Joseph Ki-Zerbo was a Burkinabé historian, politician and writer. He is recognized as one of Africa's foremost thinkers.

Otto Skutsch was a German-born British classicist and academic, specialising in classical philosophy. He was Professor of Latin at University College London from 1951 to 1972.