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Dead at age 96

442 Notable deaths

Ivor Broadis

English footballer (1922-2019).

Born December 18th, 1922 in Isle of Dogs.

Died April 12th, 2019 at 96 years old in Carlisle. [ref]

Irene Rich

American actress (1891-1988).

Born October 13th, 1891 in Buffalo. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 1988 at 96 years old in Hope Ranch (heart failure). [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).

Havergal Brian

British composer.

Born January 29th, 1876 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]

Died November 28th, 1972 at 96 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea. [ref]

V. S. Pritchett

British writer and critic.

Born December 16th, 1900 in Ipswich. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1997 at 96 years old in London. [ref]

Philip W. Anderson

American physicist (1923-2020).

Born December 13th, 1923 in Indianapolis. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Princeton. [ref]

Kathleen Hughes

American actress.

Born November 14th, 1928 in Hollywood.

Died May 19th, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.

American judge (1920-2017).

Born July 7th, 1920 in Philadelphia.

Died March 31st, 2017 at 96 years old in Alexandria (Alzheimer's disease).

Selma Engel-Wijnberg

Holocaust extermination camp survivor; diarist, writer (1922-2018).

Born May 15th, 1922 in Groningen.

Died December 4th, 2018 at 96 years old in East Haven.

Arnold Rüütel

Former president of estonia.

Born May 10th, 1928 in Pahavalla.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 96 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

Deaths 191 to 200 of 442

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