Dead at age 96
448 Notable deaths
Gus Cannon
American blues musician.
Born September 12th, 1883 in Mississippi, Red Banks.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 96 years old in Memphis.
Harrison Dillard
American athlete.
Born July 8th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died November 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cleveland (stomach cancer). [ref]
Harvey Fletcher
American physicist (1884-1981).
Born September 11th, 1884 in Provo.
Died July 23rd, 1981 at 96 years old in Provo.
Esther Béjarano
German concentration camp survivor (1924-2021).
Born December 15th, 1924 in Saarlouis.
Died July 10th, 2021 at 96 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
Russian cossack warlord.
Born March 16th, 1877 in Tbilisi.
Died January 27th, 1974 at 96 years old in New York City.
Delia Fiallo
Cuban author and screenwriter.
Born July 4th, 1924 in Havana.
Died June 29th, 2021 at 96 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
American astronomer.
Born February 19th, 1866 in Montgomery City.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 96 years old in Oakland.
Joseph Pevney
American actor and director (1911-2008).
Born September 15th, 1911 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 2008 at 96 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
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]
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]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia