Dead at age 96

506 Notable deaths

David Edwards

American blues guitarist and singer.

Born June 28th, 1915 in Shaw. [ref]

Died August 29th, 2011 at 96 years old in Chicago (heart failure). [ref]

Freddie Young

British cinematographer.

Born October 9th, 1902 in London.

Died December 1st, 1998 at 96 years old in London. [ref]

Ethel Lilian Voynich

British writer and musician.

Born May 11th, 1864 in Ballintemple.

Died July 28th, 1960 at 96 years old in New York City.

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Italian population geneticist (1922–2018).

Born January 25th, 1922 in Genoa.

Died August 31st, 2018 at 96 years old in Belluno.

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter

Canadian mathematician (1907–2003).

Born February 9th, 1907 in Kensington.

Died March 31st, 2003 at 96 years old in Toronto.

Miriam Rothschild

British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).

Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.

Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.

Rafael Alberti

Spanish poet (1902–1999).

Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.

Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.

Rahimuddin Khan

Pakistani general.

Born July 21st, 1926 in Kaimganj.

Died August 22nd, 2022 at 96 years old in Lahore. [ref]

Halim El-Dabh

American composer (1921-2017).

Born March 4th, 1921 in Cairo, El-Sakakini. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Kent. [ref]

Sammy Nestico

American composer and arranger (1924–2021).

Born February 6th, 1924 in Pittsburgh.

Died January 17th, 2021 at 96 years old in Carlsbad. [ref]

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