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Dead at age 97
354 Notable deaths
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Romanian politician (1902-2000).
Born September 23rd, 1902 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Bucharest.
Julien Green
American author (1900-1998).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1998 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ramón José Velásquez
President of venezuela (acting) from 1993 to 1994.
Born November 28th, 1916 in Táchira.
Died June 24th, 2014 at 97 years old in Caracas.
Jocelyn Burdick
American politician (1922-2019).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Fargo.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Fargo.
Winfield Dunn
American politician (1927–2024).
Born July 1st, 1927 in Meridian.
Died September 28th, 2024 at 97 years old [ref]
Lucien Laurent
French footballer (1907-2005).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2005 at 97 years old in Besançon. [ref]
June Browne
Australian photographer (1923–2021).
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Melbourne.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 97 years old in Monte Carlo. [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]
Elmer Lach
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Nokomis.
Died April 4th, 2015 at 97 years old in Kirkland (stroke).
Jam Handy
American swimmer and water polo player, olympic bronze medalist, educational film producer.
Born March 6th, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 97 years old in Detroit.
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