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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
Donald Keene
Japanese/american academic (1922-2019).
Born June 18th, 1922 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 96 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Mary Brian
American actress (1906-2002).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Fritz Darges
German ss-officer.
Born February 8th, 1913 in Diesdorf.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 96 years old in Celle. [ref]
Hermann Zapf
German type-designer, calligrapher, author and artist (1918-2015).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Nuremberg.
Died June 4th, 2015 at 96 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Naomi Parker Fraley
American factory worker likely the inspiration for the "we can do it!" poster.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2018 at 96 years old in Longview. [ref]
Sergey Mikhalkov
Russian and soviet writer (1913–2009).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Richard Wilbur
American poet (1921-2017).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2017 at 96 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Ram Narayan
Indian classical sarangi player (1927–2024).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Udaipur.
Died November 9th, 2024 at 96 years old in Bandra. [ref]
William Klein
American-french photographer-filmmaker.
Born April 19th, 1926 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2022 at 96 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Aenne Burda
German magazine publisher.
Born July 28th, 1909 in Offenburg.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 96 years old in Offenburg.
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