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Dead at age 97
368 Notable deaths
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]
Tom Troupe
American actor and writer.
Born July 15th, 1928 in North Kansas City.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 97 years old [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).
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 97 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Willem Johan Kolff
Dutch medical researcher.
Born February 14th, 1911 in Leiden. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Delaware County. [ref]
Walter Laqueur
American historian and political commentator (1921-2018).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Wrocław.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C..
Miloš Jakeš
Czechoslovak politician (1922-2020).
Born August 12th, 1922 in České Chalupy. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2020 at 97 years old in Prague. [ref]
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