Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 96
493 Notable deaths
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Italian population geneticist (1922–2018).
Born January 25th, 1922 in Genoa.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 96 years old in Belluno.
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
Canadian mathematician.
Born February 9th, 1907 in Kensington. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2003 at 96 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
Rafael Alberti
Spanish poet (1902–1999).
Born December 16th, 1902 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died October 28th, 1999 at 96 years old in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz.
Rahimuddin Khan
Pakistani general.
Born July 21st, 1926 in Kaimganj.
Died August 22nd, 2022 at 96 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Halim El-Dabh
American composer (1921-2017).
Born March 4th, 1921 in El-Sakakini. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Kent. [ref]
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger.
Born February 6th, 1924 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 96 years old in Carlsbad. [ref]
Charles Lang
American cinematographer (1902-1998).
Born March 27th, 1902 in Bluff. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Madge Kennedy
American actress (1891-1987).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).
Sheila Jordan
American jazz singer (1928–2025).
Born November 18th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died August 11th, 2025 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 493
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)