Dead at age 97
354 Notable deaths
Manolis Glezos
Greek politician (1922-2020).
Born September 7th, 1922 in Apeiranthos. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Athens (heart failure). [ref]
Lassie Lou Ahern
Child actress (1920-2018).
Born June 25th, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died February 15th, 2018 at 97 years old in Prescott (influenza).
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.
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).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde