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Dead at age 97
381 Notable deaths
Tom Troupe
American actor and writer.
Born July 15th, 1928 in North Kansas City.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 97 years old [ref]
Lilian Jackson Braun
American mystery writer (1913-2011).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2011 at 97 years old in Landrum (lung disease). [ref]
Miiko Taka
American actress.
Born July 24th, 1925 in Seattle.
Died January 4th, 2023 at 97 years old [ref]
Jacques Hadamard
French mathematician (1865–1963).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Versailles. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1963 at 97 years old in Paris.
S. Nijalingappa
Indian politician (1902-2000).
Born December 10th, 1902 in Ballari district.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 97 years old in Chitradurga.
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
Welsh model who became a member of the swedish royal family (1915-2013).
Born August 30th, 1915 in Swansea.
Died March 10th, 2013 at 97 years old in Djurgården. [ref]
Antony Hewish
English physicist and radio astronomer (1924-2021).
Died September 13th, 2021 at 97 years old [ref]
Gershon Kingsley
American composer and musician (1922–2019).
Born October 28th, 1922 in Bochum.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 97 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ned Maddrell
Manx fisherman (1877-1974).
Born August 20th, 1877 in Cregneash.
Died December 27th, 1974 at 97 years old in Douglas.
Paul Nitze
American government official (1907–2004).
Born January 16th, 1907 in Amherst.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 97 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia). [ref]
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