Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic.
Born August 6th, 1911 in Linqing. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josef Tal
Israeli composer (1910–2008).
Born September 18th, 1910 in Pniewy.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 97 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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.
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]
Roberto Busa
Italian jesuit priest and scholar (1913–2011).
Born November 28th, 1913 in Vicenza.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 97 years old in Gallarate. [ref]
Robert Mann
American musician, composer and conductor.
Born July 19th, 1920 in Portland.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 97 years old in Manhattan.
Aldo Castellani
Italian bacteriologist.
Born September 8th, 1874 in Florence.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 97 years old in Lisbon.
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]
Béla Király
Hungarian officer, professor, and politician (1912-2009).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Kaposvár. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2009 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.