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Dead at age 96
580 Notable deaths
Queenie Leonard
British actress (1905–2002).
Born February 18th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2002 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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 and dissident (1924–2020).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Noble Johnson
African-american actor and film producer (1881–1978).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Marshall.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 96 years old in Yucaipa.
James Curtis Hepburn
American physician, educator, and phonologist of japanese (1815–1911).
Born March 13th, 1815 in Milton.
Died September 21st, 1911 at 96 years old in East Orange. [ref]
Herbert Rudley
American actor (1910-2006).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Edward Phipps
American actor and film producer (1922-2018).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Vincennes.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Allan Dwan
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1981).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Toronto.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Isadore Singer
American mathematician (1924–2021).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.
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