Dead at age 101

138 Notable deaths

Sanzo Nosaka

Japanese politician (1892-1993).

Born March 30th, 1892 in Hagi.

Died November 14th, 1993 at 101 years old in Tokyo.

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th secretary of the smithsonian.

Born May 31st, 1872 in Wilton. [ref]

Died December 17th, 1973 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Zhang Qun

Chinese politician (1889-1990).

Born May 9th, 1889 in Huayang.

Died December 14th, 1990 at 101 years old in Taipei.

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017).

Born January 19th, 1916 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Died April 9th, 2017 at 101 years old in Santa Cruz.

Kathleen Ollerenshaw

English mathematician (1912-2014).

Born October 1st, 1912 in Manchester.

Died August 10th, 2014 at 101 years old in Didsbury.

Tomie Ohtake

Brazilian artist (1913-2015).

Born November 21st, 1913 in Kyoto. [ref]

Died February 12th, 2015 at 101 years old in São Paulo (heart failure). [ref]

Dercy Gonçalves

Brazilian actress and comedian (1907-2008).

Born June 23rd, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died July 19th, 2008 at 101 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]

Emyr Humphreys

Welsh author, poet and novelist (1919-2020).

Born April 15th, 1919 in Trelawnyd.

Died September 30th, 2020 at 101 years old in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. [ref]

Sergey Sokolov

Soviet military commander (1911-2012).

Born July 1st, 1911 in Yevpatoria.

Died August 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Henri Büsser

French composer and conductor (1872—1973).

Born January 16th, 1872 in Toulouse. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1973 at 101 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 138

Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer