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Dead at age 94

953 Notable deaths

Gregory Rabassa

American translator (1922–2016).

Born March 9th, 1922 in Yonkers.

Died June 13th, 2016 at 94 years old

Sergio Sollima

Italian film director (1921-2015).

Born April 14th, 1921 in Rome.

Died July 1st, 2015 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]

Frank Lausche

American politician (1895–1990).

Born November 14th, 1895 in Cleveland.

Died April 21st, 1990 at 94 years old in Cleveland.

James Purdy

Writer (1914–2009).

Born July 17th, 1914 in Fremont.

Died March 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Englewood. [ref]

Derek Humphry

British-american euthanasia activist (1930–2025).

Born April 29th, 1930 in Bath.

Died January 2nd, 2025 at 94 years old in Eugene.

Sonja Ziemann

German actress (1926–2020).

Born February 8th, 1926 in Eichwalde.

Died February 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]

John Briley

American screenwriter (1925-2019).

Born June 25th, 1925 in Kalamazoo.

Died December 14th, 2019 at 94 years old in Sarasota. [ref]

Garfield Todd

Prime minister of south rhodesia (1908-2002).

Born July 13th, 1908 in Invercargill.

Died October 13th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bulawayo.

Yitzhak Arad

Israeli historian, retired idf brigadier general and a former soviet partisan who has served as director of yad vashem from 1972 to 1993.

Born November 11th, 1926 in Švenčionys.

Died May 6th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]

Ella Maillart

Sportwomen, explorator, traveler and writer (1903–1997).

Born February 20th, 1903 in Plainpalais.

Died March 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Chandolin.

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