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Dead at age 97
368 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Mary Stewart
English novelist (1916–2014).
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]
Tsung-Dao Lee
Chinese-american physicist (1926–2024).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Theodore Hesburgh
Congressional gold medal recipient.
Born May 25th, 1917 in Syracuse.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 97 years old in Notre Dame.
Lewis Gilbert
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018).
Born March 6th, 1920 in London.
Died February 23rd, 2018 at 97 years old in Monaco. [ref]
William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [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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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn