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Dead at age 96
442 Notable deaths
Jack Vance
American mystery and speculative fiction writer (1916-2013).
Born August 28th, 1916 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2013 at 96 years old in Oakland (old age). [ref]
Erwin Chargaff
Ukrainian-born biochemist who emigrated to the united states.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2002 at 96 years old in New York City.
Michèle Morgan
French actress.
Born February 29th, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Jules Dassin
Film director (1911-2008).
Born December 18th, 1911 in Middletown. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Athens (influenza). [ref]
Fathima Beevi
Indian justice.
Born April 30th, 1927 in Pathanamthitta.
Died November 23rd, 2023 at 96 years old in Kollam. [ref]
Katharine Drexel
American catholic nun and saint.
Born November 26th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died March 3rd, 1955 at 96 years old in Cornwells Heights-Eddington.
Valentina Cortese
Italian actress (1923-2019).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Milan.
Died July 10th, 2019 at 96 years old in Milan. [ref]
Hilary Koprowski
Polish physician, virologist, immunologist and medical researcher.
Born December 5th, 1916 in Warsaw.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 96 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
Ashraf Pahlavi
Iranian royal.
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Monaco (Alzheimer's disease).
Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker (1922-2019).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Biržai. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 442
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker