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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
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.
Joseph Rotblat
Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.
Douglas Wilmer
British actor (1920 – 2016).
Born January 8th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 96 years old in Ipswich. [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]
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]
Pancho Segura
American tennis player (1921-2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Guayaquil.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Carlsbad (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Berg
American biochemist, professor emeritus at stanford university & nobel laureate in chemistry (1926–2023).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2023 at 96 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Zizi Jeanmaire
French ballet dancer and singer.
Born April 29th, 1924 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Tolochenaz. [ref]
Eugene Nida
Linguist (1914-2011).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Oklahoma City.
Died August 25th, 2011 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Philip Arthur Fisher
American businessman.
Born September 8th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died April 11th, 2004 at 96 years old
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