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Dead at age 97
443 Notable deaths
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Pakistani scholar.
Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Inez Haynes Irwin
Feminist, author, journalist.
Born March 2nd, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 30th, 1970 at 97 years old in Scituate.
Nelson S. Bond
American writer (1908–2006).
Born November 23rd, 1908 in Scranton.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 97 years old in Roanoke. [ref]
Wolf Schneider
German journalist (1925–2022).
Died November 11th, 2022 at 97 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Zoltán Pál Dienes
Hungarian mathematician.
Born September 11th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 2014 at 97 years old in Wolfville.
Per Aabel
Norwegian actor (1902-1999).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Oslo Municipality, Christiania.
Died December 22nd, 1999 at 97 years old in Slemdal.
Rudolf Plyukfelder
Soviet weightlifter.
Born September 6th, 1928 in Novoorlivka.
Died April 24th, 2026 at 97 years old in Zierenberg. [ref]
Gene Mako
American tennis player (1916–2013).
Born January 24th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died June 14th, 2013 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Harold French
British actor and film director (1897–1997).
Born April 23rd, 1900 in London.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in London.
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