Dead at age 97
354 Notable deaths
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
South african naturalist.
Born February 24th, 1907 in East London.
Died May 17th, 2004 at 97 years old in East London.
Aino Sibelius
Wife of jean sibelius.
Born August 10th, 1871 in Helsinki.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ainola.
Virginia Zeani
Romanian opera singer.
Born October 21st, 1925 in SolovÄstru.
Died March 20th, 2023 at 97 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
Ernst Alexanderson
Electrical engineer (1878-1975).
Born January 25th, 1878 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1975 at 97 years old in Schenectady.
Thanin Kraiwichian
Thai lawyer and politician.
Born April 5th, 1927 in Bangkok.
Died February 23rd, 2025 at 97 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Robert Mann
American musician, composer and conductor.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Portland.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Manhattan.
Ruth R. Benerito
American scientist and inventor (1916-2013).
Born January 12th, 1916 in New Orleans.
Died October 5th, 2013 at 97 years old in Metairie.
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic.
Born August 6th, 1911 in Linqing. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roberto Busa
Italian jesuit priest and scholar.
Born November 13th, 1913 in Asiago.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 97 years old in Gallarate. [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius