Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Vasily Petrov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–2014).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Chernolesskoye.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Johan Witteveen
Dutch politician and economist (1921–2019).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Zeist.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 97 years old in Wassenaar. [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]
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]
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
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]
Arnie Ferrin
American basketball player (1925–2022).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 97 years old [ref]
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Halet Çambel
Turkish fencer and archaeologist.
Born August 27th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 97 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris