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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Sándor Képíró
Hungarian police officer (1914–2011).
Born February 18th, 1914 in Sarkad.
Died September 3rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
W. Montgomery Watt
Scottish historian and orientalist (1909–2006).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Ceres.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 97 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Elmer Lach
Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2015).
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Nokomis.
Died April 4th, 2015 at 97 years old in Kirkland (stroke).
Gheorghe Apostol
Former first secretary of the romanian workers' party (1913–2010).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Tudor Vladimirescu.
Died August 21st, 2010 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Ajahn Maha Bua
Thai buddhist monk (1913–2011).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Bān Tāt.
Died January 30th, 2011 at 97 years old in Wat Pa Ban Tat (pneumonia). [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]
Jam Handy
American swimmer and water polo player, olympic bronze medalist, educational film producer (1886–1983).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 97 years old in Detroit.
Manfred von Brauchitsch
German racecar driver (1905–2003).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Hamburg.
Died February 6th, 2003 at 97 years old in Gräfenwarth.
Jocelyn Burdick
American politician (1922–2019).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Fargo.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Fargo.
Virginia Zeani
Romanian opera singer (1925–2023).
Born October 21st, 1925 in Solovăstru.
Died March 20th, 2023 at 97 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 442
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde