Dead at age 96
493 Notable deaths
Irene Rich
American actress (1891-1988).
Born October 13th, 1891 in Buffalo.
Died April 22nd, 1988 at 96 years old in Hope Ranch (heart failure).
Thomas E. Kurtz
American computer scientist and educator (1928–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Oak Park.
Died November 12th, 2024 at 96 years old in Lebanon. [ref]
Martin Walser
German writer.
Born March 24th, 1927 in Wasserburg am Bodensee. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2023 at 96 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Frederick Seitz
American physicist.
Born July 4th, 1911 in San Francisco.
Died March 2nd, 2008 at 96 years old in New York City.
Havergal Brian
British composer (1876–1972).
Born January 29th, 1876 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died November 28th, 1972 at 96 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Artur Fischer
German inventor (1919–2016).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Waldachtal.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 96 years old in Waldachtal. [ref]
Paul Rogers
British actor.
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Plympton.
Died October 6th, 2013 at 96 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Virginia Prince
American transgender activist (1912–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
K. S. Chandrasekharan
Indian mathematician and professor at eth zürich (1920–2017).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Machilipatnam.
Died April 13th, 2017 at 96 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
George Noble Plunkett
Irish politician (1851-1948).
Born December 3rd, 1851 in Dublin.
Died March 12th, 1948 at 96 years old in Dublin.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche