Dead at age 101
131 Notable deaths
Bill Sidwell
Australian tennis player.
Born April 16th, 1920 in Goulburn.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 101 years old in Caringbah. [ref]
José Miguel Barandiarán
Spanish anthropologist.
Born December 31st, 1889 in Ataun. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1991 at 101 years old in Ataun. [ref]
Luboš Perek
Czech astronomist.
Born July 26th, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2020 at 101 years old [ref]
Giuliano Bonfante
Italian linguist.
Born August 6th, 1904 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome. [ref]
Léonie Geisendorf
Architect (1914-2016).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Łódź.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 101 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 4th, 1903 in L’Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Neal Edward Smith
American politician from iowa; purple heart recipient.
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Hedrick.
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 101 years old in Des Moines. [ref]
Roberto Bracco
Italian writer.
Born November 10th, 1861 in Naples.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 101 years old in Sorrento.
Mario de las Casas
Peruvian footballer (1901-2002).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Lima.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 101 years old in Callao.
Yehoshua Blau
Israeli linguist of semitic languages.
Born September 22nd, 1919 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2020 at 101 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson