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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Walter Zapp
Estonian inventor.
Born September 4th, 1905 in Riga.
Died July 17th, 2003 at 97 years old in Binningen.
Henryk Gulbinowicz
Polish catholic arcbishop and cardinal (1923–2020).
Born October 17th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died November 16th, 2020 at 97 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Elsa Joubert
South african writer (1922–2020).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Paarl. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2020 at 97 years old in Cape Town (COVID-19). [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]
George Rhoden
Jamaican athletics competitor (1926–2024).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Kingston.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in United States. [ref]
Hermann Haken
German physicist.
Born July 12th, 1927 in Leipzig.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 97 years old
Mark Reizen
Russian singer.
Born July 3rd, 1895 in Zaitsevo.
Died November 25th, 1992 at 97 years old in Moscow.
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]
Jules Sedney
Prime minister of suriname (1922-2020).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Sidney Wood
Us tennis player (1911–2009).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Black Rock.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 97 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
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