Dead at age 97
346 Notable deaths
Lazar Kaganovich
Soviet politician (1893-1991).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Dibrova. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1991 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bess Truman
First lady of the united states (1885-1982).
Born February 13th, 1885 in Independence.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 97 years old in Independence.
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Revere.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sister Lúcia
Portuguese nun, one of the three children who have witnessed marian apparitions in fátima, portugal, in 1917.
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Aljustrel (Fátima).
Died February 13th, 2005 at 97 years old in Coimbra.
Raja Rao
Indian-born english writer.
Born November 8th, 1908 in Hassan.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 97 years old in Austin (heart failure). [ref]
Qian Xuesen
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing.
Lee Teng-hui
4th president of the republic of china (taiwan), 1st taiwanese president elected by taiwanese residents.
Born January 15th, 1923 in Sanshi village.
Died July 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (septic shock). [ref]
A. K. Hangal
Indian actor.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Sialkot.
Died August 26th, 2012 at 97 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Vancouver.
Died March 28th, 2010 at 97 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 97 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson