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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Renato Dulbecco
Italian-born american virologist (1914-2012).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Catanzaro. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Julian B. Rotter
American psychologist (1916–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2014 at 97 years old in Mansfield.
Ernest Hilgard
American psychologist (1904–2001).
Born July 25th, 1904 in Belleville. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Robert Hébras
One of the survivors of the massacre at oradour-sur-glane.
Born June 29th, 1925 in Oradour-sur-Glane. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2023 at 97 years old in Saint-Junien. [ref]
Nathalie Sarraute
French lawyer and writer.
Born July 18th, 1902 in Ivanovo. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1999 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Andrew Marshall
The director of the united states department of defense's office of net assessment (1921–2019).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died March 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Alexandria.
Peter Abrahams
South african novelist, journalist and political commentator.
Born March 19th, 1919 in Vrededorp, Gauteng.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 97 years old in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Maurice Duverger
French academic (1917-2014).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Angoulême. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
49th prime minister of romania (1961-1974).
Born September 23rd, 1902 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Bucharest.
Ib Melchior
American filmmaker and writer.
Born September 17th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 14th, 2015 at 97 years old in West Hollywood.
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