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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
José Álvarez de Bohórquez
Spanish equestrian.
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Madrid.
Died February 27th, 1993 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Charles Doe
American rugby union player.
Born September 4th, 1898 in San Francisco.
Died November 19th, 1995 at 97 years old in Contra Costa County.
César Boutteville
French-vietnamese chess player (1917-2015).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Hanoi. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2015 at 97 years old in Versailles. [ref]
David Hall
American middle distance runner (1875-1972).
Born May 1st, 1875 in Sherbrooke.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 97 years old in Seattle.
Olive Mary Hilliard
South african botanist.
Born July 4th, 1925 in Durban. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2022 at 97 years old [ref]
Rudolf Cvetko
Austrian fencer (1880-1977).
Born November 17th, 1880 in Kranj.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 97 years old in Ljubljana.
Robert Dinesen
Danish film director (1874-1972).
Born October 23rd, 1874 in Copenhagen.
Died March 8th, 1972 at 97 years old in Berlin.
Walter Lehmann
Gymnast (1919-2017).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Hütten.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 97 years old in Richterswil.
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
French sprinter (1922–2019).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in Nouméa.
Died October 19th, 2019 at 97 years old in Saint-Jean-en-Royans.
Lily May Perry
Canadian-american botanist, botanical collector, curator and teacher (1895–1992).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Havelock.
Died March 11th, 1992 at 97 years old in Hingham.
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