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Dead at age 97

393 Notable deaths

Wu Wenjun

Chinese mathematician.

Born May 12th, 1919 in Shanghai.

Died May 7th, 2017 at 97 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Stoyanka Mutafova

Bulgarian actress (1922–2019).

Born February 2nd, 1922 in Sofia. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2019 at 97 years old in Military Medical Academy (pneumonia). [ref]

Shlomo Hillel

Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).

Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.

Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.

Carol Emshwiller

American fiction writer (1921-2019).

Born April 12th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.

Died February 2nd, 2019 at 97 years old in Durham. [ref]

Mevhibe İnönü

First lady of turkey (1897-1992).

Born September 22nd, 1894 in Constantinople.

Died February 29th, 1992 at 97 years old in Ankara.

Kees Rijvers

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born May 27th, 1926 in Breda.

Died March 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in Breda. [ref]

Ferdinand Kübler

Swiss racing cyclist (1919-2016).

Born July 24th, 1919 in Marthalen. [ref]

Died December 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Zürich. [ref]

Norah Borges

Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).

Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.

Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.

Jacqueline de Romilly

French hellenist and philologist.

Born March 26th, 1913 in Chartres. [ref]

Died December 18th, 2010 at 97 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Yury Lyubimov

Soviet and russian theatre director, actor (1917-2014).

Born September 30th, 1917 in Yaroslavl.

Died October 5th, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow (heart failure).

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