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Dead at age 97
354 Notable deaths
Biserka Cvejić
Serbian mezzo-soprano.
Born November 5th, 1923 in Jesenice.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Clemens Holzmeister
Austrian architect (1886-1983).
Born March 27th, 1886 in Fulpmes. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 97 years old in Hallein. [ref]
Lydia Lamaison
Actress (1914-2012).
Born August 5th, 1914 in Mendoza.
Died February 20th, 2012 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Hermann Haken
German physicist.
Born July 12th, 1927 in Leipzig.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 97 years old
Vasily Ivanovich 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]
George Rhoden
Jamaican athletics competitor (1926–2024).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Kingston.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in United States of America. [ref]
Birgitta Valberg
Swedish actress.
Born December 16th, 1916 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lidingö.
Stijn Streuvels
Belgian writer.
Born October 3rd, 1871 in Heule. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ingooigem. [ref]
Gertrude Caton-Thompson
British archaeologist.
Born February 1st, 1888 in London. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1985 at 97 years old in Broadway. [ref]
Sidney Wood
Us tennis player.
Born November 1st, 1911 in Black Rock.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 97 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
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