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Dead at age 98
282 Notable deaths
Alicia Rhett
American actress and portrait painter (1915-2014).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Savannah.
Died January 3rd, 2014 at 98 years old in Charleston (disease).
Milt Schmidt
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 5th, 1918 in Kitchener.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Needham (stroke). [ref]
Jack Williamson
American science fiction writer (1908–2006).
Born April 29th, 1908 in Bisbee. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2006 at 98 years old in Portales. [ref]
Whina Cooper
Māori leader.
Born December 9th, 1895 in Hokianga Harbour. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1994 at 98 years old in Panguru (disease). [ref]
Bo Yibo
Chinese politician (1908-2007).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Alice von Hildebrand
Belgian philosopher (1923–2022).
Born March 11th, 1923 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2022 at 98 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Le Duc Anh
Vietnamese president (1920-2019).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Thừa Thiên Huế. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 98 years old in Hanoi (stroke). [ref]
Yehuda Bauer
Israeli historian of the holocaust (1926–2024).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 2024 at 98 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Nasrallah Peter Sfeir
Lebanese catholic cardinal (1920-2019).
Born May 15th, 1920 in Rayfoun. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2019 at 98 years old in Beirut (pneumonitis). [ref]
Erling Lorentzen
Norwegian businessman (1923-2021).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Oslo, Christiania. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 98 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 282
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