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Dead at age 96

506 Notable deaths

Aboud Jumbe

President of zanzibar.

Born June 14th, 1920 in Juba.

Died August 14th, 2016 at 96 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]

Herman Francis Mark

Austrian american chemist.

Born May 3rd, 1895 in Vienna. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1992 at 96 years old in Austin. [ref]

James Aldridge

Australian-british writer, journalist.

Born July 10th, 1918 in White Hills.

Died February 23rd, 2015 at 96 years old in London.

Claude Autant-Lara

French film director (1901-2000).

Born August 5th, 1903 in Luzarches. [ref]

Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in Antibes. [ref]

Friedrich Cerha

Austrian composer and conductor (1925–2023).

Born February 17th, 1926 in Austria, Vienna.

Died February 14th, 2023 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Lisel Mueller

German-american poet and translator (1924-2020).

Born February 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.

Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]

Zoran Mušič

Slovenian painter and engraver (1909-2005).

Born February 12th, 1909 in Bukovica. [ref]

Died May 25th, 2005 at 96 years old in Venice. [ref]

Oscar Cullmann

French theologian (1902-1999).

Born February 25th, 1902 in Strasbourg.

Died January 16th, 1999 at 96 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

Patachou

French singer and actress.

Born June 10th, 1918 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died April 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Chou Wen-chung

Chinese american composer.

Born June 29th, 1923 in Yantai. [ref]

Died October 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

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