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Dead at age 96
503 Notable deaths
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist.
Born July 15th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2018 at 96 years old in Rexburg (dementia). [ref]
Romaine Brooks
Portrait artist (1874-1970).
Born May 1st, 1874 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 96 years old in Nice. [ref]
Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist.
Born June 7th, 1928 in Upper West Side.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Bijoya Ray
Indian actress.
Born October 25th, 1918 in Patna.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 96 years old in Kolkata (pneumonia).
Joseph Rotblat
Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English composer, music critic, pianist and writer.
Born August 14th, 1892 in Chingford.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 96 years old in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester.
Licio Gelli
Italian financier, liaison with nazi germany, p2 grandmaster, involved in many scandals (1919-2015).
Born April 21st, 1919 in Pistoia.
Died December 15th, 2015 at 96 years old in Arezzo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Justo Gallego Martínez
Spanish church builder (1925–2021).
Born September 20th, 1925 in Mejorada del Campo.
Died November 28th, 2021 at 96 years old in Mejorada del Campo. [ref]
Ted White
American stuntman and actor (1926–2022).
Born January 25th, 1926 in Texas. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2022 at 96 years old in California. [ref]
Monte Irvin
American hall of fame baseball player (1919–2016).
Born February 25th, 1919 in Haleburg.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Houston. [ref]
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