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Dead at age 96

581 Notable deaths

Jiang Zemin

Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (1926–2022).

Born August 17th, 1926 in Yangzhou.

Died November 30th, 2022 at 96 years old in Shanghai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, leukemia). [ref]

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011).

Born April 10th, 1915 in Detroit.

Died December 7th, 2011 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Vyacheslav Molotov

Soviet politician, statesman and diplomat (1890–1986).

Born March 9th, 1890 in Sovetsk.

Died November 8th, 1986 at 96 years old in Moscow (Alzheimer's disease).

P. L. Travers

Australian-british novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996).

Born August 9th, 1899 in Maryborough.

Died April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old in London (epilepsy).

Frank Gehry

Canadian and american architect (1929–2025).

Born February 28th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]

Died December 5th, 2025 at 96 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Georgia Holt

American singer-songwriter, actress, and model; mother of singer/actress cher.

Born June 9th, 1926 in Kensett. [ref]

Died December 10th, 2022 at 96 years old in Malibu. [ref]

Michael I of Romania

Last king of romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947).

Born October 25th, 1921 in Foișor Castle. [ref]

Died December 5th, 2017 at 96 years old in Aubonne (leukemia). [ref]

Alice Lee Roosevelt

American writer and socialite (1884–1980).

Born February 12th, 1884 in Manhattan.

Died February 20th, 1980 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C..

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director (1904-2000).

Born April 14th, 1904 in South Kensington.

Died May 21st, 2000 at 96 years old in Wotton House.

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).

Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.

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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot