Dead at age 97
347 Notable deaths
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.
Manfred von Brauchitsch
Racecar driver.
Born August 15th, 1905 in Hamburg.
Died February 6th, 2003 at 97 years old in Gräfenwarth.
Arno J. Mayer
American marxist, historian, academic and intellectual.
Born June 19th, 1926 in Luxembourg.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Radu Beligan
Romanian actor (1918-2016).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Galbeni.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Andrew Schally
Polish-american endocrinologist (1926–2024).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Miami Beach. [ref]
Britton Chance
Biochemist and sailor.
Born July 24th, 1913 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died November 16th, 2010 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson