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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
Lincoln Gordon
U.s. ambassador to brazil and university president (1913–2009).
Born September 10th, 1913 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 96 years old in Mitchellville. [ref]
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Portuguese writer (1922–2019).
Born October 15th, 1922 in Vila Meã.
Died June 3rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Porto.
Ivor Powell
Welsh footballer, football manager (1916-2012).
Born July 5th, 1916 in Bargoed.
Died November 6th, 2012 at 96 years old in Bargoed.
Egon Balas
Mathematician (1922-2019).
Born June 7th, 1922 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2019 at 96 years old [ref]
Jean Delumeau
French historian (1923-2020).
Born June 18th, 1923 in Nantes. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2020 at 96 years old in Brest. [ref]
Hermann Kesten
German writer.
Born January 28th, 1900 in Pidvolochysk. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 96 years old in Basel. [ref]
Rina Lazo
Guatemalan-mexican painter and muralist (1923-2019).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Guatemala City. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2019 at 96 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Pilar of Bavaria
Bavarian princess (1891-1987).
Born March 13th, 1891 in Munich.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 96 years old in Munich.
William Donald Borders
Catholic bishop (1913–2010).
Born October 9th, 1913 in Washington.
Died April 19th, 2010 at 96 years old in Baltimore County. [ref]
Yosl Bergner
Israeli/australian artist (1920-2017).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi