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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
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]
Leon Theremin
Russian inventor, physicist, and musician (1896-1993).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1993 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Author, historian, speaker and holocaust survivor (1924–2022).
Born May 8th, 1924 in Bielsko.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 97 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Theodore Hesburgh
American theologian and university president (1917–2015).
Born May 25th, 1917 in Syracuse.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 97 years old in Notre Dame.
Walter Scheel
President of west germany (1974-1979).
Born July 8th, 1919 in Solingen. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bad Krozingen. [ref]
Helmut Oberlander
Nazi war criminal, who fought canadian government efforts to strip him of his canadian citizenship and deportation to germany (1924–2021).
Born February 15th, 1924 in Molochansk.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 97 years old in Waterloo. [ref]
Muriel Pavlow
British actress (1921-2019).
Died January 19th, 2019 at 97 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Fritz Hollings
Politician from the united states (1922-2019).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Charleston.
Died April 6th, 2019 at 97 years old in Isle of Palms. [ref]
Adelbert Ames
Union army general and medal of honor recipient (1835-1933).
Born October 31st, 1835 in Rockland.
Died April 13th, 1933 at 97 years old in Ormond Beach.
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