Dead at age 97

393 Notable deaths

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.

Billy Gabor

American basketball player.

Born May 13th, 1922 in Binghamton.

Died June 4th, 2019 at 97 years old in Jupiter (pneumonia).

Marie Under

Estonian poet (1883-1980).

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

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

René Dumont

French agronomist and sociologist (1904–2001).

Born March 13th, 1904 in Cambrai.

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

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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks