Dead at age 98

282 Notable deaths

George Wein

American promoter and musician.

Born October 3rd, 1922 in Lynn. [ref]

Died September 13th, 2021 at 98 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Stef Wertheimer

Israeli politician and businessman.

Born July 16th, 1926 in Kippenheim. [ref]

Died March 26th, 2025 at 98 years old [ref]

Curt Siodmak

German-american writer.

Born August 10th, 1902 in Dresden. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2000 at 98 years old in Three Rivers (cancer). [ref]

Raúl Héctor Castro

American judge (1916-2015).

Born June 12th, 1916 in Heroica Ciudad de Cananea.

Died April 10th, 2015 at 98 years old in San Diego.

Edgar Whitcomb

American politician (1917-2016).

Born November 6th, 1917 in Hayden.

Died February 4th, 2016 at 98 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]

Joseph Tyrrell

Canadian geologist.

Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.

Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.

Tita Merello

Argentine actress, tango dancer and singer (1904-2002).

Born October 11th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 24th, 2002 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Berkley Bedell

American politician (1921-2019).

Born March 5th, 1921 in Spirit Lake.

Died December 7th, 2019 at 98 years old in Naples (disease).

Helen Murray Free

American chemist and educator.

Born February 20th, 1923 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died May 1st, 2021 at 98 years old in Elkhart. [ref]

Wan Li

Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress (1916-2015).

Born December 1st, 1916 in Dongping County. [ref]

Died July 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]

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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes