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Dead at age 97
443 Notable deaths
Inge Borkh
German soprano (1921–2018).
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 (1919–2016).
Born August 4th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Janez Stanovnik
Slovenian politician.
Born August 4th, 1922 in Ljubljana.
Died January 31st, 2020 at 97 years old
James Gunn
American science fiction author (1923–2020).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Stephen M. Schwebel
American judge.
Born March 10th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 97 years old [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
Irish athlete (1907–2004).
Born May 16th, 1907 in Nuwara Eliya.
Died July 27th, 2004 at 97 years old in Nambour.
Billy Gabor
American basketball player (1922–2019).
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.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
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