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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Shōichirō Toyoda
Japanese businessman (1925–2023).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Shirakabe. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2023 at 97 years old (heart failure). [ref]
Tsung-Dao Lee
Chinese-american physicist (1926–2024).
Born November 24th, 1926 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
F. Sionil José
Philippine writer (1924–2022).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Rosales.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 97 years old in Makati.
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Kenan Evren
President of turkey (1917–2015).
Died May 9th, 2015 at 97 years old in Ankara (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Albert O. Hirschman
German-american economist; member of the french resistance.
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in Ewing Township.
Erté
Russian-born french designer (1892-1990).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 21st, 1990 at 97 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985).
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto.
Mary Stewart
English novelist (1916–2014).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lochawe. [ref]
Patricio Aylwin
Chilean politician and former president (1918–2016).
Born November 26th, 1918 in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2016 at 97 years old in Providencia (respiratory failure). [ref]
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