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Dead at age 101
137 Notable deaths
Nellie Tayloe Ross
First woman state governor in the u.s..
Born November 29th, 1876 in St. Joseph.
Died December 19th, 1977 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C..
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1916 in Star Junction. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 101 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Dorothea Tanning
American painter.
Born August 25th, 1910 in Galesburg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2012 at 101 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Indian bengali−english writer and man of letters.
Born November 23rd, 1897 in Bengal. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1999 at 101 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Tomiichi Murayama
81st prime minister of japan (1924–2025).
Died October 17th, 2025 at 101 years old in Oita (senility). [ref]
Do Muoi
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1917-2018).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Thanh Trì.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 101 years old in Hanoi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Fay McKenzie
American actress (1918-2019).
Born February 19th, 1918 in Hollywood.
Died April 16th, 2019 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nicolas Slonimsky
Russian composer (1894-1995).
Born April 27th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1995 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Brian Urquhart
British international civil servant.
Born February 28th, 1919 in Bridport. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 101 years old in Tyringham. [ref]
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
Japanese princess; widow of takahito, prince mikasa (1923–2024).
Born June 4th, 1923 in Tokyo City. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2024 at 101 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (senility). [ref]
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