Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Stuart Chase
American economist (1888-1985).
Born March 8th, 1888 in Somersworth.
Died November 16th, 1985 at 97 years old in Redding.
Claire Maurier
French actress.
Born March 27th, 1929 in Céret.
Died May 3rd, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Julien Gracq
French writer (1910-2007).
Born July 27th, 1910 in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2007 at 97 years old in Angers. [ref]
Ramona Fradon
American comic book and comic strip artist (1926–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1926 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in Ulster County. [ref]
Dana Zátopková
Czech javelin thrower.
Born September 19th, 1922 in Karviná, Fryštát.
Died March 13th, 2020 at 97 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague. [ref]
Helene Deutsch
American psychoanalyst (1884–1982).
Born October 9th, 1884 in Przemyśl.
Died March 29th, 1982 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Martial Solal
French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Algiers.
Died December 12th, 2024 at 97 years old in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt. [ref]
Thanin Kraiwichian
Thai lawyer and politician.
Born April 5th, 1927 in Bangkok.
Died February 23rd, 2025 at 97 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Luis Trenker
Italian-austrian film director and actor (1892-1990).
Born October 4th, 1892 in Urtijëi.
Died April 12th, 1990 at 97 years old in Bolzano.
Hajo Herrmann
German bomber pilot (1913–2010).
Born August 1st, 1913 in Kiel.
Died November 5th, 2010 at 97 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin