Dead at age 96

506 Notable deaths

Germaine Dieterlen

French anthropologist (1903-1999).

Born May 15th, 1903 in Valleraugue. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]

Johannes Willebrands

Cardinal priest.

Born September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Denekamp. [ref]

Vatroslav Mimica

Croatian film director.

Born June 25th, 1923 in Omiš.

Died February 15th, 2020 at 96 years old in Zagreb.

Håkon Bleken

Norwegian painter and graphic artist (1929–2025).

Born January 9th, 1929 in Trondheim. [ref]

Died January 21st, 2025 at 96 years old in Trondheim. [ref]

Jürgen von Beckerath

German egyptologist (1920–2016).

Born February 19th, 1920 in Hanover.

Died June 26th, 2016 at 96 years old in Schlehdorf. [ref]

Imre Varga

Hungarian sculptor (1923-2019).

Born November 1st, 1923 in Siófok.

Died December 9th, 2019 at 96 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Petros Molyviatis

Greek politician.

Born June 12th, 1928 in Chios.

Died May 4th, 2025 at 96 years old in Athens (respiratory failure). [ref]

Josip Vidmar

Slovenian writer (1895-1992).

Born October 14th, 1895 in Ljubljana.

Died April 11th, 1992 at 96 years old in Ljubljana.

Aharon Yadlin

Israeli educator and politician.

Born April 17th, 1926 in Ben Shemen. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2022 at 96 years old in Hatzerim. [ref]

Mario Echandi Jiménez

President of costa rica (1915-2011).

Born June 17th, 1915 in San José.

Died July 30th, 2011 at 96 years old in San José (pneumonia). [ref]

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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks