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Dead at age 96
580 Notable deaths
Israel Gelfand
Soviet-american mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Ford Rainey
American actor (1908–2005).
Born August 8th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 25th, 2005 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Mary Brian
American actress (1906–2002).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana.
Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease).
Sergey Mikhalkov
Soviet and russian writer (1913–2009).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Moscow.
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]
Jan Shepard
American actor and television actor.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Quakertown.
Died January 17th, 2025 at 96 years old in Burbank (pneumonia). [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).
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