Dead at age 99

258 Notable deaths

George Devol

American inventor (1912–2011).

Born February 20th, 1912 in Louisville.

Died August 11th, 2011 at 99 years old in Wilton. [ref]

Al Quie

American politician (1923-2023).

Born September 18th, 1923 in Dennison.

Died August 18th, 2023 at 99 years old in Wayzata.

Dada J. P. Vaswani

Spiritual leader.

Born August 2nd, 1918 in Hyderabad.

Died July 12th, 2018 at 99 years old in Pune.

Albert Memmi

French writer of tunisian-jewish origin.

Born December 15th, 1920 in Tunis.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Jean Jadot

Catholic archbishop (1909-2009).

Born November 23rd, 1909 in Brussels.

Died January 21st, 2009 at 99 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. [ref]

John B. Cobb

American theologian.

Born February 9th, 1925 in Kobe.

Died December 26th, 2024 at 99 years old [ref]

Leela Majumdar

Indian author of children's books (1908–2007).

Born February 26th, 1908 in Kolkata.

Died April 5th, 2007 at 99 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Bernard Lown

American cardiologist, developer of the dc defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021).

Born June 7th, 1921 in Utena. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2021 at 99 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]

Vincent Sherman

American film director (1906–2006).

Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna.

Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Gazi Yaşargil

Turkish-swiss neurosurgeon (1925–2025).

Born July 6th, 1925 in Lice.

Died June 10th, 2025 at 99 years old in Stäfa. [ref]

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A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell