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Dead at age 96
580 Notable deaths
Lisel Mueller
German-american poet and translator (1924-2020).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died February 21st, 2020 at 96 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Zoran Mušič
Slovenian painter and engraver (1909-2005).
Born February 12th, 1909 in Bukovica. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2005 at 96 years old in Venice. [ref]
Oscar Cullmann
French theologian (1902-1999).
Born February 25th, 1902 in Strasbourg.
Died January 16th, 1999 at 96 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Patachou
French singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1918 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Eva Estrada Kalaw
Filipino politician (1920-2017).
Born June 16th, 1920 in Concepcion.
Died May 25th, 2017 at 96 years old in Medical Center Manila. [ref]
Chou Wen-chung
Chinese american composer (1923–2019).
Born June 29th, 1923 in Yantai.
Died October 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Manhattan.
Andreas Acrivos
Greek–american physicist.
Born June 13th, 1928 in Athens.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 96 years old in Stanford.
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 (1923–2019).
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.
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