Dead at age 97

393 Notable deaths

Eugene Wright

American jazz musician.

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.

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

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]

Michael Howard

English military historian (1922–2019).

Born November 29th, 1922 in Ashmore.

Died November 30th, 2019 at 97 years old in Swindon. [ref]

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]

Griffith Jones

British film, stage and television actor (1909-2007).

Born November 19th, 1909 in London.

Died January 30th, 2007 at 97 years old in London. [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).

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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa