Dead at age 97
393 Notable deaths
Vladimír Zábrodský
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1923–2020).
Born March 7th, 1923 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2020 at 97 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Pierre Vilar
Historian.
Born May 3rd, 1906 in Frontignan.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 97 years old in Saint-Palais.
Wu Zhengyi
Chinese botanist (1916-2013).
Born June 13th, 1916 in Jiujiang.
Died June 20th, 2013 at 97 years old in Kunming.
Annalisa Ericson
Swedish actress (1913–2011).
Born September 14th, 1913 in Djurgården.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 97 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Philaret
The patriarch of kyiv and all rus’-ukraine, the head of the ukrainian orthodox church — kyiv patriarchate (1929-2026).
Born January 23rd, 1929 in Blahodatne.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 97 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Yun Chi-Young
South korean politician (1898-1996).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Seoul. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 97 years old in Seoul (disease).
Anders Österling
Swedish poet.
Born April 13th, 1884 in Helsingborg.
Died December 13th, 1981 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
Dmitri Skobeltsyn
Russian physicist (1892–1990).
Born November 24th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 16th, 1990 at 97 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Guillermo Timoner
Spanish racing cyclist.(1926-2023).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Felanitx.
Died August 17th, 2023 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine