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Dead at age 97
443 Notable deaths
Peride Celal
Turkish writer (1916–2013).
Born June 10th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 97 years old in Istanbul.
Jean Graton
French cartoonist and comics writer (1923–2021).
Born August 10th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 97 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Valeria Valeri
Italian actress.
Born December 8th, 1921 in Rome.
Died June 11th, 2019 at 97 years old in Rome.
Zoltán Székely
Hungarian musician (1903-2001).
Born December 8th, 1903 in Kocs.
Died October 5th, 2001 at 97 years old in Banff.
Enrico Paoli
Italian chess player (1908–2005).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Trieste.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 97 years old in Reggio Emilia.
Eduardo Lourenço
Portuguese writer, literary scholar and philosopher (1923-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1923 in São Pedro de Rio Seco. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2020 at 97 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Elisaveta Bagryana
Bulgarian poet and writer (1893–1991).
Born April 29th, 1893 in Sofia.
Died March 24th, 1991 at 97 years old in Sofia.
Alfons Maria Stickler
Catholic cardinal (1910–2007).
Born August 23rd, 1910 in Neunkirchen. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2007 at 97 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Jenny Jugo
Austrian actress (1904–2001).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Mürzzuschlag.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 97 years old in Königsdorf.
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
Catholic cardinal (1924–2021).
Born March 18th, 1924 in Zavala. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2021 at 97 years old in Maputo. [ref]
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