Dead at age 97

393 Notable deaths

Sándor Barcs

Hungarian journalist and politician (1912–2010).

Born November 10th, 1912 in Szeged.

Died January 7th, 2010 at 97 years old in Budapest.

Romesh Chandra

Indian politician.

Born March 30th, 1919 in Faisalabad.

Died July 4th, 2016 at 97 years old in Mumbai.

Gene Allen

Art director (1918-2015).

Born June 17th, 1918 in Los Angeles.

Died October 7th, 2015 at 97 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]

Jaime de Armiñán

Film director (1927–2024).

Born March 9th, 1927 in Madrid.

Died April 9th, 2024 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Federico Páez

President of ecuador (1935 - 1937).

Born June 6th, 1876 in Quito.

Died February 9th, 1974 at 97 years old in Quito.

Maria Wittek

Polish general (1899-1997).

Born August 16th, 1899 in Masovia.

Died April 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in Warsaw.

Iorgu Iordan

Romanian linguist (1888-1986).

Born October 11th, 1888 in Tecuci. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1986 at 97 years old in Bucharest.

Daisy D'ora

German actress (1913-2010).

Born February 26th, 1913 in Potsdam. [ref]

Died June 19th, 2010 at 97 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]

Andrés Sapelak

Catholic bishop (1919–2017).

Born December 13th, 1919 in Ryszkowa Wola.

Died November 6th, 2017 at 97 years old in Vynnyky.

Elisabeth Eidenbenz

Swiss humanitarian (1913-2011).

Born June 12th, 1913 in Wila.

Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Zürich.

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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk