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Dead at age 97
443 Notable deaths
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]
Jean-Louis Koszul
French mathematician (1921-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 12th, 2018 at 97 years old in Fontanil-Cornillon.
Emil Karewicz
Polish actor (1923–2020).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Martha Hildebrandt
Peruvian politician and linguist (1925–2022).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Chiclín. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2022 at 97 years old in Lima. [ref]
Clemens Holzmeister
Austrian architect and stage designer (1886–1983).
Born March 27th, 1886 in Fulpmes.
Died June 12th, 1983 at 97 years old in Hallein.
Abdelsalam al-Majali
Jordanian physician and politician (1925–2023).
Born February 18th, 1925 in Al-Karak.
Died January 3rd, 2023 at 97 years old in King Hussein Medical Center. [ref]
Gustave Thibon
French philosopher.
Born September 2nd, 1903 in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche.
Died January 19th, 2001 at 97 years old in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche.
Gertrude Caton Thompson
British archaeologist (1888–1985).
Born February 1st, 1888 in London.
Died April 18th, 1985 at 97 years old in Broadway.
Lydia Lamaison
Actress (1914-2012).
Born August 5th, 1914 in Mendoza.
Died February 20th, 2012 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Eugenio Martín
Spanish film director and screenwriter (1925–2023).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Granada.
Died January 23rd, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir