Dead at age 97
393 Notable deaths
Nikolai Baibakov
Soviet economist (1911-2008).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Sabunçu.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 97 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
George Rhoden
Jamaican athletics competitor (1926–2024).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Kingston.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in United States. [ref]
Hermann Haken
German physicist.
Born July 12th, 1927 in Leipzig.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 97 years old
Mark Reizen
Russian singer.
Born July 3rd, 1895 in Zaitsevo.
Died November 25th, 1992 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Jules Sedney
Prime minister of suriname (1922-2020).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Sidney Wood
Us tennis player (1911–2009).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Black Rock.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 97 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Jean-Louis Koszul
French mathematician (1921-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 12th, 2018 at 97 years old in Fontanil-Cornillon.
Emil Karewicz
Polish actor (1923–2020).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Martha Hildebrandt
Peruvian politician and linguist (1925–2022).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Chiclín. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2022 at 97 years old in Lima. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs