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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
Marion Pritchard
Dutch-american social worker (1920-2016).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Amsterdam.
Died December 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C. (arteriosclerosis).
Rossana Rossanda
Italian journalist and politician (1924-2020).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Pula.
Died September 20th, 2020 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Thelma Coyne Long
Australian tennis player (1918–2015).
Born October 14th, 1918 in Sydney.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 96 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Olga Spessivtseva
Russian ballet dancer.
Born July 18th, 1895 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1991 at 96 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kemal Karpat
Turkish historian.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Babadag.
Died February 20th, 2019 at 96 years old in Madison. [ref]
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Italian screenwriter (1914-2010).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2010 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carlos Gorostiza
Argentine author and playwright (1920-2016).
Born June 7th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 96 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ingrid Haebler
Austrian pianist.
Born June 20th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2023 at 96 years old [ref]
George Koltanowski
Chess master (1903–2000).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Francisco.
Anthony van Hoboken
Dutch musicologist.
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1983 at 96 years old in Zürich.
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