Dead at age 98
282 Notable deaths
Nancy Wake
New zealander and australian war heroine.
Born August 30th, 1912 in Roseneath.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 98 years old in Kingston upon Thames (infectious disease). [ref]
Lillian Disney
American artist and philanthropist.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Spalding.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles (stroke).
Movita Castaneda
American actress (1916-2015).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Nogales.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
John Nance Garner
Vice president of the united states from 1933 to 1941.
Born November 22nd, 1868 in Red River County.
Died November 7th, 1967 at 98 years old in Uvalde.
Arjan Singh
Marshal of the indian air force.
Born April 15th, 1919 in Faisalabad.
Died September 16th, 2017 at 98 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Louise Bourgeois
French-american artist (1911-2010).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2010 at 98 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian english writer.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Peshawar. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Pune (pneumonia). [ref]
Barbara Cartland
English writer and media personality (1901-2000).
Born July 9th, 1901 in Edgbaston. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2000 at 98 years old in Hatfield. [ref]
Philip Johnson
American architect (1906–2005).
Born July 8th, 1906 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2005 at 98 years old in New Canaan. [ref]
Jerry Maren
American actor best known for his role as a munchkin in the 1939 movie the wizard of oz (1920-2018).
Born January 24th, 1920 in Roxbury. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2018 at 98 years old in San Diego (dementia). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche