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Dead at age 96
580 Notable deaths
Vasil Biľak
Czechoslovak member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and russian nation politician (1917-2014).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Krajná Bystrá. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Jean Delumeau
French historian (1923-2020).
Born June 18th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 13th, 2020 at 96 years old in Brest. [ref]
Anatole Abragam
French physicist (1914-2011).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Grīva. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2011 at 96 years old in Vitry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Otto Kandler
German botanist (1920-2017).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Deggendorf.
Died August 29th, 2017 at 96 years old in Munich.
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.
Henry Larcom Abbot
American military officer (1831-1927).
Born August 13th, 1831 in Beverly. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1927 at 96 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Marthe Gautier
Paediatrician and discoverer of trisomy 21.
Born September 10th, 1925 in Montenils.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 96 years old in Meaux. [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]
Ingvar Lidholm
Swedish composer (1921-2017).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Jönköping.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem. [ref]
Berit Ås
Norwegian politician (1928–2024).
Born April 10th, 1928 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died September 14th, 2024 at 96 years old in Asker. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 580
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