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Dead at age 96
493 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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]
Joanna Macy
American activist, author, and ecologist (1929–2025).
Born May 2nd, 1929 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2025 at 96 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris.
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]
Henry King
American film director (1886-1982).
Born January 24th, 1886 in Christiansburg.
Died June 29th, 1982 at 96 years old in Toluca Lake (myocardial infarction).
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]
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]
Yuri Orlov
Soviet physicist.
Born August 13th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 493
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn