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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Albert Eschenmoser
Swiss chemist.
Born August 5th, 1925 in Erstfeld.
Died July 14th, 2023 at 97 years old [ref]
Abdias do Nascimento
Brazilian politician (1914-2011).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Franca.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Arnoldo Foà
Italian actor (1916-2014).
Born January 24th, 1916 in Ferrara.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 97 years old in Rome (respiratory failure). [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]
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]
Shlomo Hillel
Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.
Carol Emshwiller
American fiction writer (1921-2019).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Ann Arbor.
Died February 2nd, 2019 at 97 years old in Durham. [ref]
Mevhibe İnönü
First lady of turkey (1897-1992).
Born September 22nd, 1894 in Constantinople.
Died February 29th, 1992 at 97 years old in Ankara.
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