Dead at age 97
346 Notable deaths
Leon Theremin
Russian inventor, physicist and musician.
Born August 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1993 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician.
Born December 17th, 1900 in Aynho.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Michael Howard
English military historian.
Born November 29th, 1922 in Ashmore.
Died November 30th, 2019 at 97 years old in Swindon. [ref]
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
German politician (1902-1999).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Adelsheim.
Died March 24th, 1999 at 97 years old in Bebenhausen.
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician.
Born May 29th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Valley Glen. [ref]
Maurice Wilkes
British computer scientist.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Dudley. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2010 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Clarence Brown
American film director (1890–1987).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Clinton.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure).
Sami Michael
Author, novelist, the president of acri – the association for civil rights in israel.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Stanley Cohen
American biochemist.
Born November 17th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Ethel Griffies
British actress (1878-1975).
Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.
Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau