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Dead at age 96
493 Notable deaths
Princess Anna of Montenegro
Montenegrin princess and composer (1874-1971).
Born August 18th, 1874 in Cetinje.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 96 years old in Montreux.
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
American astronomer.
Born February 19th, 1866 in Montgomery City.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 96 years old in Oakland.
Liberty Hyde Bailey
U.s. botanist (1858-1954).
Born March 15th, 1858 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1954 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Felix de Weldon
American sculptor (1907-2003).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 96 years old in Woodstock.
Sophrony
Russian monk, theologian and writer (1896–1993).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1993 at 96 years old in Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Norman Foster Ramsey
American physicist.
Born August 27th, 1915 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 4th, 2011 at 96 years old in Middlesex County. [ref]
Joan Jara
British-chilean dancer and activist.
Born July 20th, 1927 in London.
Died November 12th, 2023 at 96 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Abraham Sutzkever
Russian-born yiddish poet and holocaust survivor (1913-2010).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Smarhoń. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2010 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Warwick Estevam Kerr
Brazilian entomologist (1922–2018).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Santana de Parnaíba.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 96 years old in Ribeirão Preto. [ref]
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