Dead at age 96
493 Notable deaths
Oscar Cullmann
French theologian (1902-1999).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1999 at 96 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Patachou
French singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1918 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Chou Wen-chung
Chinese american composer.
Born June 29th, 1923 in Yantai. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Andreas Acrivos
Greek–american physicist.
Born June 13th, 1928 in Athens.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 96 years old
Rafiq Nishonov
Uzbek politician (1926–2023).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Gazalkent.
Died January 11th, 2023 at 96 years old in Geneva.
Makhmut Gareyev
Soviet general and historian.
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Chelyabinsk.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Minoru Mochizuki
Japanese aikidoka (1907-2003).
Born April 11th, 1907 in Shizuoka.
Died May 30th, 2003 at 96 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Imperio Argentina
Argentine-spanish actress, singer.
Born December 26th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 22nd, 2003 at 96 years old in Benalmádena.
Müzeyyen Senar
Turkish musician.
Born July 16th, 1918 in Gököz.
Died February 8th, 2015 at 96 years old in İzmir (pneumonia).
Friederike Mayröcker
Austrian poet (1924–2021).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel