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Dead at age 98

368 Notable deaths

Joseph Paul-Boncour

French politician and diplomat (1873–1972).

Born August 4th, 1873 in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1972 at 98 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Luigi Alva

Peruvian opera tenor (1927–2025).

Born April 10th, 1927 in Lima.

Died May 15th, 2025 at 98 years old in Lima. [ref]

Jean Starobinski

Swiss writer (1920-2019).

Born November 17th, 1920 in Geneva.

Died March 4th, 2019 at 98 years old in Morges. [ref]

May Allison

American actress (1890–1989).

Born June 14th, 1890 in Rising Fawn.

Died March 27th, 1989 at 98 years old in Bratenahl (respiratory failure).

Ċensu Tabone

President of malta (1913-2012).

Born March 30th, 1913 in Rabat.

Died March 14th, 2012 at 98 years old in St. Julian's. [ref]

Milivoj Ašner

Ustaše/nazi war crimes suspect (1913–2011).

Born April 21st, 1913 in Daruvar.

Died June 14th, 2011 at 98 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (disease). [ref]

Dorothy Morrison

American actress (1919-2017).

Born January 3rd, 1919 in Los Angeles.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 98 years old

Hédi Fried

Swedish writer; survivor of the holocaust.

Born June 15th, 1924 in Sighetu Marmației.

Died November 19th, 2022 at 98 years old in Stockholm County. [ref]

Irina Antonova

Russian art historian, director of the pushkin museum of fine arts (1922–2020).

Born March 20th, 1922 in Moscow.

Died November 30th, 2020 at 98 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).

Howard Cooke

Jamaican politician (1915-2014).

Born November 13th, 1915 in Saint James Parish.

Died July 11th, 2014 at 98 years old in Kingston.

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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson