Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron a los 98 años
Kirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian fue un billonario armenio-estadounidense, presidente y director ejecutivo de Tracinda Corporation, su compañía privada con sede en Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian fue conocido como una de las figuras que le dio forma a la ciudad de Las Vegas, Nevada, junto con el arquitecto Martin Stern, Jr. el «padre de los megaresorts».
Homai Vyarawalla
Homai Vyarawalla fue la primera mujer fotógrafa periodística en India. Fue también una de las primeras en trabajar para una publicación: The Illustrated Weekly of India. En 2010 fue premiada con el Lifetime Achievement Award por el Ministerio de Información y Radiodifusión; y en 2011 recibió el galardón Padma Vibhushan, el segundo premio civil más importante en India. Antes de morir, a causa de un fallo respiratorio, Vyarawalla entregó su colección de fotografías a la ‘Alkazi Foundation for the Arts’ con sede en Nueva Delhi.
Nancy Wake
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, conocida simplemente como Nancy Wake, o bien con los apellidos de sus maridos como Nancy Forward o Nancy Fiocca o por el alias Ratón blanco, sirvió como espía británica durante el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Se convirtió en una figura destacada en los grupos maquis de la resistencia francesa y llegó a ser la mujer del bando aliado con más condecoraciones militares, con distinciones como la Legión de Honor, la medalla de la Resistencia, la George Medal o la Medalla de la Libertad.
Durgabai Kamat
Durgabai Kamat was a Marathi actress, who was the first actress in Indian cinema. In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors for female roles in first Indian film, Raja Harishchandra. However with its success, female actresses were encouraged. Thus he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie Mohini Bhasmasur as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter Kamlabai Gokhale, played the role of Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat, other actresses started working in cinema.
Tita Merello
Laura Ana Merello, más conocida como Tita Merello, fue una actriz y cantante argentina de tango y milonga.
Denis Healey
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983. He was a Member of Parliament for 40 years and was the last surviving member of the cabinet formed by Harold Wilson after the Labour Party's victory in the 1964 general election. A major figure in the party, he was defeated for the party leadership in 1976 and 1980. To the public at large, Healey became well known for his bushy eyebrows, his avuncular manner and his creative turns of phrase.
Sanora Babb
Sanora Babb fue una novelista, poeta y editora literaria estadounidense.
Otón de Habsburgo-Lorena
Otón de Habsburgo-Lorena fue el hijo mayor de Carlos I de Austria y IV de Hungría, último emperador de Austria y rey de Hungría, y de su esposa la princesa Zita de Parma.
Dina Wadia
Dina Wadia was the daughter and only child of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and his wife, Rattanbai Petit. She belonged to the prominent Jinnah family through her father, the Petit family through her mother, and to the Wadia family through her marriage to Neville Wadia.
John Zacherle
John Zacherle was an American television host, radio personality, singer, and voice actor. He was best known for his long career as a television horror host, often broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character of "Roland/Zacherley," he also did voice work for movies, and recorded the top ten novelty rock and roll song "Dinner With Drac" in 1958. He also edited two collections of horror stories, Zacherley's Vulture Stew and Zacherley's Midnight Snacks.