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Dead at age 93

848 Notable deaths

William H. Gass

American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.

Born July 30th, 1924 in Fargo.

Died December 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in University City (heart failure). [ref]

David Brown

American film and theatre producer, and writer (1916-2010).

Born July 28th, 1916 in Manhattan.

Died February 1st, 2010 at 93 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]

Ernst Nolte

German historian and philosopher.

Born January 11th, 1923 in Witten. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2016 at 93 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Qi Baishi

Chinese painter (1864-1957).

Born January 1st, 1864 in Xiangtan County. [ref]

Died September 16th, 1957 at 93 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Jimmy Heath

American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020).

Born October 25th, 1926 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2020 at 93 years old in Loganville. [ref]

Theodore Van Kirk

American air force navigator; recipient of the silver star.

Born February 27th, 1921 in Northumberland.

Died July 28th, 2014 at 93 years old in Stone Mountain. [ref]

Clarice Taylor

Actress (1917-2011).

Born September 20th, 1917 in Buckingham County.

Died May 30th, 2011 at 93 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (heart failure). [ref]

Brendan Byrne

American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018).

Born April 1st, 1924 in West Orange.

Died January 4th, 2018 at 93 years old in Livingston (infectious disease). [ref]

Elena Stasova

Soviet politician (1873-1966).

Born October 15th, 1873 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1966 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Pierre Nora

French historian and publisher (1931–2025).

Born November 17th, 1931 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2025 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

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