Dead at age 99
220 Notable deaths
Mathilde Kschessinska
Russian ballet dancer and princess.
Born August 31st, 1872 in Ligovo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1971 at 99 years old in Paris. [ref]
Al Hirschfeld
American artist and caricaturist (1903-2003).
Born June 21st, 1903 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2003 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Senior british peer and retired brigadier in the british army (1915-2014).
Died December 31st, 2014 at 99 years old in Stratfield Saye House.
Robert M. Morgenthau
American lawyer, district attorney for new york county, new york.
Born July 31st, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died July 21st, 2019 at 99 years old in Manhattan.
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2024 at 99 years old in Nassau County. [ref]
Bobby Doerr
Major league baseball player.
Born April 7th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died November 13th, 2017 at 99 years old in Junction City.
Sheldon Harnick
American lyricist and songwriter.
Born April 30th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joan Copeland
American actress and the younger sister of playwright arthur miller.
Born June 1st, 1922 in Manhattan.
Died January 4th, 2022 at 99 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ned Rorem
American composer and diarist (1923–2022).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Richmond.
Died November 18th, 2022 at 99 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Charles Hard Townes
20th-century american physicist.
Born July 28th, 1915 in Greenville.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 99 years old in Oakland. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan