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Dead at age 96
580 Notable deaths
Fernand Ledoux
French actor, director (1897-1993).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Tienen.
Died September 21st, 1993 at 96 years old in Villerville.
Virginia Norwood
American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist.
Born January 8th, 1927 in Fort Totten. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2023 at 96 years old in Topanga. [ref]
Irina Rakobolskaya
Russian physicist and aviator (1919-2016).
Born December 22nd, 1919 in Dankov.
Died September 22nd, 2016 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Albert H. Crews
American astronaut and test pilot.
Born March 23rd, 1929 in El Dorado.
Died June 7th, 2025 at 96 years old
Herbert Binkert
German footballer (1923-2020).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 96 years old in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Mia May
Austrian actress (1884-1980).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 96 years old in Hollywood.
Sickan Carlsson
Swedish actress and singer (1915-2011).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 96 years old in Högalid Parish. [ref]
Borys Romanchenko
Holocaust survivor who was killed during the 2022 russian invasion of ukraine.
Born January 20th, 1926 in Bondari. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2022 at 96 years old in Kharkiv (conflagration). [ref]
Mohsen Sadr
Persian politician (1866-1962).
Born September 11th, 1866 in Mahallat. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1962 at 96 years old in Tehran (brain cancer).
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