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Dead at age 97

368 Notable deaths

Stoyanka Mutafova

Bulgarian actress (1922-2019).

Born February 2nd, 1922 in Sofia. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2019 at 97 years old in Military Medical Academy (pneumonia). [ref]

Beverly Pepper

American artist (1922-2020).

Born December 20th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]

Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Todi. [ref]

Frederick B. Dent

American politician (1922-2019).

Born August 17th, 1922 in Cape May.

Died December 10th, 2019 at 97 years old in Spartanburg. [ref]

Hans Gál

Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist.

Born August 5th, 1890 in Brunn am Gebirge. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1987 at 97 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Halet Çambel

Turkish fencer and archaeologist.

Born August 27th, 1916 in Berlin.

Died January 12th, 2014 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Jean Guitton

French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).

Born August 18th, 1901 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1999 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Aura Herzog

Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022).

Born December 24th, 1924 in Ismailia. [ref]

Died January 10th, 2022 at 97 years old in Herzliya. [ref]

Mary Duncan

American actress (1895-1993).

Born August 13th, 1895 in Luttrellville. [ref]

Died May 9th, 1993 at 97 years old in Palm Beach (disease). [ref]

Carol Rama

Italian painter (1918-2015).

Born April 17th, 1918 in Turin. [ref]

Died September 25th, 2015 at 97 years old in Turin. [ref]

Wu Wenjun

Chinese mathematician.

Born May 12th, 1919 in Shanghai.

Died May 7th, 2017 at 97 years old in Beijing. [ref]

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