Dead at age 97
393 Notable deaths
Virginia Patton
Actress.
Born June 25th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 97 years old in Albany. [ref]
David Easton
Canadian academic (1917-2014).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 97 years old [ref]
Solomon Perel
German-jewish holocaust survivor and author of ich war hitlerjunge salomon, published in english as europa, europa.
Born April 21st, 1925 in Peine.
Died February 2nd, 2023 at 97 years old in Tel Aviv.
Raymond Smullyan
American mathematician.
Born May 25th, 1919 in Far Rockaway. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2017 at 97 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Wellington Koo
Diplomat and former president of the republic of china.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Jiading.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 97 years old in New York City (disease).
David Manners
Canadian-born american actor (1900-1998).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Halifax. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Santa Barbara (disease). [ref]
Steven Runciman
British historian of the middle ages (1903–2000).
Born July 7th, 1903 in Glasgow, Northumberland. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in Warwickshire, Radway. [ref]
Geneviève Page
French actress (1927–2025).
Born December 13th, 1927 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2025 at 97 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist.
Born July 7th, 1913 in Humphreys County. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2011 at 97 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lee Shau-kee
Hong kong business magnate (1928–2025).
Born February 20th, 1928 in Shunde District.
Died March 17th, 2025 at 97 years old in Central and Western District. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler