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Dead at age 101

131 Notable deaths

Manny Shinwell

British politician (1884-1986).

Born October 18th, 1884 in London.

Died May 8th, 1986 at 101 years old in London.

B. B. Lal

Indian archaeologist.

Born May 2nd, 1921 in Jhansi.

Died September 10th, 2022 at 101 years old in Hauz Khas. [ref]

Walter Bernstein

American screenwriter and film producer (1919-2021).

Born August 20th, 1919 in Brooklyn.

Died January 23rd, 2021 at 101 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]

Walter Mirisch

American film producer (1921–2023).

Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.

Died February 24th, 2023 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Harry Benjamin

German/american endocrinologist and sexologist.

Born January 12th, 1885 in Berlin.

Died August 24th, 1986 at 101 years old in New York City.

Micheline Presle

French actress.

Born August 22nd, 1922 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died February 21st, 2024 at 101 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]

Ramón Serrano Suñer

Spanish politician (1901-2003).

Born December 12th, 1901 in Cartagena. [ref]

Died September 1st, 2003 at 101 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Piet de Jong

43rd prime minister of the netherlands (1915-2016).

Born April 3rd, 1915 in Apeldoorn.

Died July 27th, 2016 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]

Walter Munk

American oceanographer (1917-2019).

Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.

Died February 8th, 2019 at 101 years old in La Jolla.

Xue Yue

National revolutionary army general.

Born December 26th, 1896 in Lechang.

Died May 3rd, 1998 at 101 years old in Chiayi County.

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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht