Dead at age 97

354 Notable deaths

Kees Rijvers

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born May 27th, 1926 in Breda.

Died March 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in Breda. [ref]

René Dumont

French sociologist.

Born March 13th, 1904 in Cambrai. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2001 at 97 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois. [ref]

Reimar Lüst

German astrophysicist (1923-2020).

Born March 25th, 1923 in Barmen.

Died March 31st, 2020 at 97 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Huang Hua

Chinese politician (1913-2010).

Born January 25th, 1913 in Ci Prefecture.

Died November 24th, 2010 at 97 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Walter Zapp

Estonian inventor.

Born September 4th, 1905 in Riga.

Died July 17th, 2003 at 97 years old in Binningen.

Priscilla Bonner

Actress (1899-1996).

Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Marie Under

Estonian poet (1883-1980).

Born March 27th, 1883 in Tallinn. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1980 at 97 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Nikolai Baibakov

Soviet economist (1911-2008).

Born March 7th, 1911 in Sabunçu.

Died March 31st, 2008 at 97 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]

Barbara Karinska

Ukrainian-born us costumer.

Born October 3rd, 1886 in Kharkiv.

Died October 19th, 1983 at 97 years old in New York City.

Arnie Ferrin

American basketball player (1925–2022).

Born July 29th, 1925 in Salt Lake City.

Died December 27th, 2022 at 97 years old [ref]

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For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer