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Dead at age 98

329 Notable deaths

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar (1911–2010).

Born March 29th, 1911 in Cologne.

Died January 1st, 2010 at 98 years old in Norwich (disease). [ref]

Fatimah el-Sharif

Queen consort of libya (1911–2009).

Born April 2nd, 1911 in Kufra.

Died October 3rd, 2009 at 98 years old in Cairo.

Jozef Tomko

Slovak cardinal and roman catholic archbishop.

Born March 11th, 1924 in Udavské. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]

Daniil Granin

Russia-soviet writer and historian.

Born January 1st, 1919 in Volynka.

Died July 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).

Kenji Miyamoto

Communist leader (1908–2007).

Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.

Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya-ku. [ref]

Zofia Posmysz

Polish journalist and writer.

Born August 23rd, 1923 in Kraków.

Died August 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Oświęcim.

John Lighton Synge

Irish physicist and author (1897-1995).

Born March 23rd, 1897 in Dublin.

Died March 30th, 1995 at 98 years old in Dublin.

Charles Lamont

American filmmaker (1895-1993).

Born May 5th, 1895 in San Francisco.

Died September 12th, 1993 at 98 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]

Robert Fano

Italian-american computer scientist (1917-2016).

Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.

Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]

László Csizsik-Csatáry

Hungarian alleged nazi criminal (1915-2013).

Born March 5th, 1915 in Mány.

Died August 10th, 2013 at 98 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).

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