Dead at age 97
346 Notable deaths
Gene Sarazen
American golfer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.
F. Sionil José
Philippine writer.
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Rosales.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 97 years old in Makati. [ref]
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Kenan Evren
Turkish general (1917-2015).
Died May 9th, 2015 at 97 years old in Ankara (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Erté
Russian-born french designer (1892-1990).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1990 at 97 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Helmut Oberlander
Nazi war criminal, who fought canadian government efforts to strip him of his canadian citizenship and deportation to germany.
Born February 15th, 1924 in Molochansk.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 97 years old in Waterloo. [ref]
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer (1906–2003).
Born October 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2003 at 97 years old in Wyckoff.
Mary Stewart
English novelist.
Born September 17th, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lochawe. [ref]
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician.
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Ertuğrul Osman
Head of the imperial house of osman (1912–2009).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Istanbul.
Died September 23rd, 2009 at 97 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein