Dead at age 97
368 Notable deaths
John Mills
English actor (1908-2005).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Watts Naval School. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Denham (stroke). [ref]
Sumner Redstone
American businessman and media magnate (1923-2020).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Boston.
Died August 11th, 2020 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Millvina Dean
Last remaining survivor of titanic disaster.
Born February 2nd, 1912 in Branscombe.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 97 years old in Ashurst (pneumonia). [ref]
Joseph Bonanno
Sicilian-born american mafioso who became the boss of the bonanno crime family.
Born January 18th, 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 97 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Rhonda Fleming
American actress.
Born August 10th, 1923 in Hollywood.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 97 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Nanette Fabray
American actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018).
Born October 27th, 1920 in San Diego.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 97 years old in Palos Verdes Peninsula (disease). [ref]
Barbara Rush
American actress (1927-2024).
Born January 4th, 1927 in Denver.
Died March 31st, 2024 at 97 years old in Westlake Village. [ref]
Murray Walker
British motorsport commentator and journalist (1923–2021).
Born October 10th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died March 13th, 2021 at 97 years old in Fordingbridge. [ref]
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman.
Born July 1st, 1906 in Corona.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 97 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016).
Born May 11th, 1918 in Chennai, Palakkad.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Gandhinagar (respiratory failure).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran