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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Sabine Weiss
French photographer (1924-2021).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Saint-Gingolph. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2021 at 97 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Birgitta Valberg
Swedish actress (1916–2014).
Born December 16th, 1916 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died March 29th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lidingö.
Robert Manzon
French racing driver (1917-2015).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2015 at 97 years old in Cassis. [ref]
Vera Vasilyeva
Soviet and russian actress (1925–2023).
Born September 30th, 1925.
Died August 8th, 2023 at 97 years old in Moscow Oblast. [ref]
Stijn Streuvels
Belgian writer (1871–1969).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Heule.
Died August 15th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ingooigem. [ref]
Oskar Hergt
German politician (1869–1967).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Naumburg.
Died May 9th, 1967 at 97 years old in Göttingen.
Charles D. Michener
American entomologist (1918–2015).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Pasadena.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 97 years old in Lawrence.
Reimar Lüst
German astrophysicist (1923-2020).
Born March 25th, 1923 in Barmen.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 97 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Jesús Guzmán
Spanish actor.
Born June 15th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Pakistani scholar.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. [ref]
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