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Dead at age 94

953 Notable deaths

Val Guest

British film director (1911–2006).

Born December 11th, 1911 in London.

Died May 10th, 2006 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). [ref]

Éliane Radigue

French composer.

Born January 24th, 1932 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died February 23rd, 2026 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Lynne Reid Banks

British writer (1929–2024).

Born July 31st, 1929 in Barnes.

Died April 4th, 2024 at 94 years old in Surrey. [ref]

Bill Clay

American politician.

Born April 30th, 1931 in St. Louis.

Died July 16th, 2025 at 94 years old in Virginia. [ref]

Étienne Gilson

French historian and philosopher (1884-1978).

Born June 13th, 1884 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 19th, 1978 at 94 years old in Auxerre.

Asa Briggs

English historian (1921-2016).

Born May 7th, 1921 in Keighley. [ref]

Died March 15th, 2016 at 94 years old in Lewes. [ref]

Susan Travers

Member of french foreign legion (1909–2003).

Born September 23rd, 1909 in London.

Died December 18th, 2003 at 94 years old in Ballainvilliers.

Earl Wild

American musician (1915–2010).

Born November 26th, 1915 in Pittsburgh.

Died January 23rd, 2010 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]

Claude Pompidou

Wife of french president georges pompidou (1912–2007).

Born November 13th, 1912 in Château-Gontier.

Died July 3rd, 2007 at 94 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Muhammad Hamidullah

Indian scholar and polymath (1908–2002).

Born February 19th, 1908 in Hyderabad.

Died December 17th, 2002 at 94 years old in Jacksonville.

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson