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Dead at age 96
503 Notable deaths
Israel Gelfand
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Mary Brian
American actress (1906–2002).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease).
William Klein
American-french photographer-filmmaker.
Born April 19th, 1926 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2022 at 96 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sergey Mikhalkov
Soviet and russian writer (1913–2009).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Moscow.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Donald Keene
Japanese/american academic (1922-2019).
Born June 18th, 1922 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 96 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Joanna Macy
American activist, author, and ecologist (1929–2025).
Born May 2nd, 1929 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2025 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris.
Richard Wilbur
American poet (1921-2017).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2017 at 96 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Henry King
American film director (1886-1982).
Born January 24th, 1886 in Christiansburg.
Died June 29th, 1982 at 96 years old in Toluca Lake (myocardial infarction).
Naomi Parker Fraley
American factory worker likely the inspiration for the "we can do it!" poster.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2018 at 96 years old in Longview. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid