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Dead at age 96
502 Notable deaths
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.
Ruth Westheimer
German-american sex therapist.
Born June 4th, 1928 in Wiesenfeld.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jean-Marie Le Pen
French politician (1928–2025).
Born June 20th, 1928 in La Trinité-sur-Mer.
Died January 7th, 2025 at 96 years old in Garches (heart failure). [ref]
Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896–1993).
Born December 14th, 1896 in Alameda.
Died September 27th, 1993 at 96 years old in Pebble Beach.
Peter Sallis
English actor (1921–2017).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Twickenham.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Denville Hall. [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor (1914–2011).
Born September 28th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
Freeman Dyson
Theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Crowthorne.
Died February 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Princeton (falling from height). [ref]
Robert Clary
French actor (1926–2022).
Born March 1st, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2022 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jürgen Habermas
German sociologist and philosopher (1929-2026).
Born June 18th, 1929 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 14th, 2026 at 96 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Earl Holliman
American actor (1928–2024).
Born September 11th, 1928 in Delhi.
Died November 25th, 2024 at 96 years old in Studio City. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan