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Dead at age 96
448 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
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.
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese businessman.
Born March 10th, 1858 in Toba.
Died September 21st, 1954 at 96 years old in Japan.
Israel Gelfand
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 448
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé