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Dead at age 96
469 Notable deaths
John Archibald Wheeler
American physicist.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Jacksonville.
Died April 13th, 2008 at 96 years old in Hightstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Henry Heimlich
American surgeon widely credited as the inventor of the heimlich maneuver (1920-2016).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2016 at 96 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Pardo
American announcer (1918-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1918 in Westfield.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 96 years old in Tucson.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egyptian islamic theologian based in doha, qatar (1926-2022).
Born September 9th, 1926 in Saft Turab.
Died September 26th, 2022 at 96 years old in Doha. [ref]
Frank Cady
American actor (1915–2012).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Susanville.
Died June 8th, 2012 at 96 years old in Wilsonville. [ref]
Mikis Theodorakis
Greek composer and politician.
Born July 29th, 1925 in Chios. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 96 years old in Athens (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Momofuku Ando
Taiwanese-japanese businessman, created instant noodle (ramyeon), nissin chikin ramen.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Taiwan under Japanese rule.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 96 years old in Ikeda (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
C. Everett Koop
American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator (1916–2013).
Born October 14th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died February 25th, 2013 at 96 years old in Hanover (kidney failure).
Yitzhak Shamir
7th prime minister of israel (1915-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ruzhany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Richard Adams
English novelist best known as the author of watership down.
Born May 9th, 1920 in Newbury. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old in Oxford (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
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