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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Gershon Kingsley
American composer and musician (1922–2019).
Born October 28th, 1922 in Bochum.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 97 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ned Maddrell
Manx fisherman (1877–1974).
Born August 20th, 1877 in Cregneash. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1974 at 97 years old in Cregneash. [ref]
Ezra Meeker
Pioneer of washington territory who later publicized the memory of the oregon trail.
Born December 29th, 1830 in Butler County.
Died December 3rd, 1928 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Paul Nitze
American government official (1907–2004).
Born January 16th, 1907 in Amherst.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 97 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia). [ref]
Liam Cosgrave
Irish politician (1920-2017).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Castleknock.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 97 years old in Dublin. [ref]
David Cox
English statistician (1924–2022).
Born July 15th, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 97 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Henri Dutilleux
French composer.
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Angers.
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 97 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Gertrude Himmelfarb
American historian (1922-2019).
Born August 8th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died December 30th, 2019 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 97 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Sylvia Field
Actress (1901-1998).
Born February 14th, 1901 in Allston.
Died July 31st, 1998 at 97 years old in Fallbrook.
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