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Dead at age 99

258 Notable deaths

Stig Wennerström

Swedish spy (1906–2006).

Born August 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm.

Died March 21st, 2006 at 99 years old in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]

V. Nanammal

India's oldest yoga teacher (1920-2019).

Born February 24th, 1920 in Coimbatore district. [ref]

Died October 26th, 2019 at 99 years old in Coimbatore (falling from height).

Robert Milton Young

American film director (1924–2024).

Born November 22nd, 1924 in New York City.

Died February 6th, 2024 at 99 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Armen Takhtajan

Soviet-armenian botanist (1910-2009).

Born June 10th, 1910 in Shusha.

Died November 13th, 2009 at 99 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Jean Daniel

French journalist and writer (1920-2020).

Born July 21st, 1920 in Blida.

Died February 19th, 2020 at 99 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Cornelia Oberlander

Canadian architect (1921-2021).

Born June 20th, 1921 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Died May 22nd, 2021 at 99 years old in Vancouver.

Pierre Gaspard-Huit

French film director (1917–2017).

Born November 29th, 1917 in Libourne.

Died May 1st, 2017 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Jakucho Setouchi

Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021).

Born May 15th, 1922 in Tokushima.

Died November 9th, 2021 at 99 years old in Kyoto (heart failure). [ref]

Cándido Camero

Cuban percussionist (1921-2020).

Born April 22nd, 1921 in Havana.

Died November 7th, 2020 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]

Tun Tin

Prime minister of burma for a few months in 1988.

Born October 2nd, 1920 in Myitkyina.

Died May 1st, 2020 at 99 years old in Yangon. [ref]

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