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Dead at age 97
442 Notable deaths
Hiram Fong
American politician (1906–2004).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Honolulu.
Died August 18th, 2004 at 97 years old in Kahaluu (kidney failure).
Lindy Boggs
American politician (1916-2013).
Born March 13th, 1916 in New Roads.
Died July 27th, 2013 at 97 years old in Chevy Chase.
David Easton
Canadian academic (1917-2014).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 97 years old [ref]
Solomon Perel
German-jewish holocaust survivor and author of ich war hitlerjunge salomon, published in english as europa, europa.
Born April 21st, 1925 in Peine.
Died February 2nd, 2023 at 97 years old in Tel Aviv.
Raymond Smullyan
American mathematician (1919–2017).
Born May 25th, 1919 in Far Rockaway.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 97 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Elizabeth Hoffman
American actress.
Born February 8th, 1926 in Corvallis. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2023 at 97 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Wellington Koo
Diplomat and former president of the republic of china.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Jiading.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 97 years old in New York City (disease).
Steven Runciman
British historian of the middle ages (1903–2000).
Born July 7th, 1903 in Northumberland.
Died November 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in Radway.
Margaret Kerry
American actress, author, radio host, motivational speaker.
Born May 11th, 1929 in Springfield.
Died June 11th, 2026 at 97 years old in Wilmington (lung cancer). [ref]
Geneviève Page
French actress (1927–2025).
Born December 13th, 1927 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2025 at 97 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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