Dead at age 96

503 Notable deaths

Gene Reynolds

American actor, producer, writer, director (1923-2020).

Born April 4th, 1923 in Cleveland.

Died February 3rd, 2020 at 96 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]

David O. McKay

President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1873-1970).

Born September 8th, 1873 in Huntsville.

Died January 18th, 1970 at 96 years old in Salt Lake City.

Michael Medwin

British actor (1923-2020).

Born July 18th, 1923 in London.

Died February 26th, 2020 at 96 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]

Frederick Buechner

American christian writer.

Born July 11th, 1926 in New York City.

Died August 15th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rupert. [ref]

Elizabeth Catlett

Black american-born mexican artist (1915–2012).

Born April 15th, 1915 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2012 at 96 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]

Ben Bagdikian

American journalist and academic (1920–2016).

Born January 26th, 1920 in Kahramanmaraş Province.

Died March 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Berkeley.

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Peruvian theologian (1928–2024).

Born June 8th, 1928 in Lima.

Died October 22nd, 2024 at 96 years old in Lima (pneumonia). [ref]

Martin Lings

English writer and scholar (1909-2005).

Born January 24th, 1909 in Burnage.

Died May 12th, 2005 at 96 years old in Westerham.

Kenneth Burke

American philosopher (1897-1993).

Born May 5th, 1897 in Pittsburgh.

Died November 19th, 1993 at 96 years old in Andover (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jin Youzhi

Brother of puyi (1918-2015).

Born August 17th, 1918 in Beijing.

Died April 10th, 2015 at 96 years old in Beijing.

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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene