Dead at age 100

228 Notable deaths

Ancel Keys

American nutritionist (1904-2004).

Born January 26th, 1904 in Colorado Springs.

Died November 20th, 2004 at 100 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]

Mad Mike Hoare

Irish-born soldier.

Born March 17th, 1919 in Kolkata.

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 100 years old in Durban. [ref]

Danielle Darrieux

French actress and singer.

Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux.

Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (falling from height). [ref]

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007).

Born May 19th, 1906 in Tacoma.

Died February 24th, 2007 at 100 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Margaret Murray

Anglo-indian egyptologist (1863–1963).

Born July 13th, 1863 in Kolkata.

Died November 13th, 1963 at 100 years old in Welwyn.

Ernst Mayr

German-american evolutionary biologist (1904-2005).

Born July 5th, 1904 in Kempten.

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 100 years old in Bedford.

Ram Vanji Sutar

Indian artist.

Born February 19th, 1925 in Dhule.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 100 years old in Noida. [ref]

Grace Lee Boggs

American social activist and feminist (1915-2015).

Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]

Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Eiji Toyoda

Japanese industrialist (1913–2013).

Born September 12th, 1913 in Nagoya.

Died September 17th, 2013 at 100 years old in Toyota (heart failure).

Alexandra David-Néel

French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.

Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé.

Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old in Digne-les-Bains. [ref]

Deaths 31 to 40 of 228

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon