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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
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]
Sammy Lee
American diver and physician.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Fresno. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 96 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Isadore Singer
American mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
Pierre Klossowski
French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001).
Born August 9th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2001 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
La Belle Otero
Spanish dancer, actress and courtesan in france.
Born November 4th, 1868 in Valga.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 96 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction).
Salvador Minuchin
Argentine psychotherapist (1921–2017).
Born October 13th, 1921 in San Salvador.
Died October 31st, 2017 at 96 years old in Boca Raton.
Henry King
American film director (1886-1982).
Born January 24th, 1886 in Christiansburg. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1982 at 96 years old in Toluca Lake (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Etel Adnan
Lebanese-american writer and artist.
Born February 24th, 1925 in Beirut. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2021 at 96 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jacqueline van Maarsen
Dutch author and bookbinder (1929–2025).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died February 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou