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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Bernard Bailyn
American historian (1922–2020).
Born September 10th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 97 years old in Belmont (heart failure). [ref]
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
German politician (1902-1999).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Adelsheim.
Died March 24th, 1999 at 97 years old in Bebenhausen.
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician (1900–1998).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Aynho.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Manolis Glezos
Greek politician (1922-2020).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Apeiranthos.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Athens (heart failure). [ref]
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician (1923–2020).
Born May 29th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Valley Glen. [ref]
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Dutch-born american physicist.
Born March 11th, 1920 in Dordrecht.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 97 years old in Tucson (heart failure). [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).
Maurice Wilkes
British computer scientist (1913–2010).
Born June 26th, 1913 in Dudley. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2010 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [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).
Sami Michael
Iraqi-born israeli author, novelist, civil rights activist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner