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Dead at age 97
354 Notable deaths
Elsa Joubert
South african writer.
Born October 19th, 1922 in Paarl. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2020 at 97 years old in Cape Town (COVID-19). [ref]
Jacqueline de Romilly
French hellenist and philologist.
Born March 26th, 1913 in Chartres. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2010 at 97 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Bob Tisdall
Athletics competitor.
Born May 16th, 1907 in Nuwara Eliya.
Died July 27th, 2004 at 97 years old in Nambour.
Margot Hielscher
German singer and film actress (1919-2017).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 97 years old in Munich. [ref]
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Max Fabiani
Architect.
Born April 29th, 1865 in Kobdilj.
Died August 18th, 1962 at 97 years old in Gorizia.
Billy Gabor
American basketball player.
Born May 13th, 1922 in Binghamton.
Died June 4th, 2019 at 97 years old in Jupiter (pneumonia).
Emil Karewicz
Polish actor.
Born March 13th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jules Sedney
Prime minister of suriname (1922-2020).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died December 9th, 1971 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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