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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Kübler
Swiss racing cyclist (1919-2016).
Born July 24th, 1919 in Marthalen. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Zürich. [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.
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]
Yury Lyubimov
Soviet and russian theatre director, actor (1917-2014).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Yaroslavl.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Inge Borkh
German soprano.
Born May 26th, 1921 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2018 at 97 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Lucille Dumont
Canadian television presenter and radio host (1919–2016).
Born January 20th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died July 29th, 2016 at 97 years old in Canada. [ref]
Michel Déon
French writer.
Born August 4th, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
James Gunn
American science fiction author.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Soňa Červená
Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023).
Born September 9th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2023 at 97 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bob Tisdall
Athletics competitor.
Born May 16th, 1907 in Nuwara Eliya.
Died July 27th, 2004 at 97 years old in Nambour.
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