Dead at age 97

354 Notable deaths

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]

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Pashtun independence activist against british rule in india.

Born February 6th, 1890 in Hashtnagar.

Died January 20th, 1988 at 97 years old in Peshawar.

Marjorie Lord

Actress from the united states (1918-2015).

Born July 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.

Died November 28th, 2015 at 97 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).

Lakshmi Sahgal

Officer in the indian national army (ina) and former presidential candidate of india.

Born October 24th, 1914 in Chennai.

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 97 years old in Kanpur (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Eric Melrose Brown

British aviator, royal navy officer, test pilot, author.

Born January 21st, 1919 in Leith.

Died February 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Redhill (pneumonia).

Leon Askin

Actor.

Born September 18th, 1907 in Vienna. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Margaret Chase Smith

Member of the united states senate from maine (1897-1995).

Born December 14th, 1897 in Skowhegan. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1995 at 97 years old in Skowhegan (lung cancer). [ref]

Cleo Laine

English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025).

Born October 28th, 1927 in Southall.

Died July 24th, 2025 at 97 years old in Milton Keynes. [ref]

Carl Vinson

Democratic united states congressman (1883-1981).

Born November 18th, 1883 in Baldwin County.

Died June 1st, 1981 at 97 years old in Milledgeville.

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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha