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Dead at age 101

154 Notable deaths

Giuliano Bonfante

Italian linguist.

Born August 6th, 1904 in Milan. [ref]

Died September 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome. [ref]

Corrado Bafile

Catholic cardinal.

Born July 4th, 1903 in L’Aquila.

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.

Bianca Maria Piccinino

Italian journalist.

Born January 29th, 1924 in Trieste.

Died July 20th, 2025 at 101 years old [ref]

Luboš Perek

Czech astronomist.

Born July 26th, 1919 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 17th, 2020 at 101 years old [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.

Birte Christoffersen

Danish diver.

Born March 28th, 1924 in Copenhagen.

Died February 23rd, 2026 at 101 years old [ref]

Alida van den Bos

Gymnast (1902-2003).

Born January 18th, 1902 in Amsterdam.

Died July 16th, 2003 at 101 years old in Amsterdam.

Juan Eduardo Zúñiga

Spanish writer and literary critic (1919–2020).

Born January 24th, 1919 in Madrid. [ref]

Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Mario de las Casas

Peruvian footballer (1901-2002).

Born January 31st, 1901 in Lima.

Died October 10th, 2002 at 101 years old in Callao.

Roberto Bracco

Italian writer (1861-1943).

Born November 10th, 1861 in Naples.

Died April 20th, 1963 at 101 years old in Sorrento.

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