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Dead at age 100
195 Notable deaths
Ba Jin
Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005).
Born November 25th, 1904 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2005 at 100 years old in Shanghai (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Halil İnalcık
Turkish historian.
Born May 26th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died July 25th, 2016 at 100 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (fall). [ref]
Yuri Averbakh
Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Kaluga. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2022 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Go Seigen
Chinese-japanese go player.
Born June 12th, 1914 in Minhou County.
Died November 30th, 2014 at 100 years old in Odawara (senility).
Ebrahim Golestan
Iranian filmmaker and literary figure (1922–2023).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Shiraz.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 100 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lily Ebert
Hungarian-born holocaust survivor (1923–2024).
Born December 29th, 1923 in Bonyhád. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2024 at 100 years old in London. [ref]
Margaret Burbidge
British american astronomer (1919-2020).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Davenport.
Died April 5th, 2020 at 100 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Shinobu Hashimoto
Japanese screenwriter (1918-2018).
Born April 18th, 1918 in Tsurui.
Died July 19th, 2018 at 100 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 195
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi