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Dead at age 101

128 Notable deaths

Friedrich Hund

German physicist (1896-1997).

Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

Gottfried Böhm

German architect (1920-2021).

Born January 21st, 1920 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]

Died June 9th, 2021 at 101 years old in Cologne. [ref]

Edmond H. Fischer

American biochemist.

Born April 6th, 1920 in Shanghai.

Died August 27th, 2021 at 101 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Neagu Djuvara

Romanian historian.

Born August 31st, 1916 in Bucharest.

Died January 25th, 2018 at 101 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia). [ref]

Thomas Sopwith

English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989).

Born January 18th, 1888 in Kensington.

Died January 27th, 1989 at 101 years old in Hampshire.

Igor Moiseyev

Soviet dancer.

Born January 21st, 1906 in Kyiv.

Died November 2nd, 2007 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Bill Butler

American cinematographer (1921–2023).

Born April 7th, 1921 in Cripple Creek. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2023 at 101 years old in Montana. [ref]

Amala Shankar

Indian danseuse (1919-2020).

Born June 27th, 1919 in Jashore.

Died July 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kolkata.

Olav Thon

Norwegian businessman (1923–2024).

Born June 29th, 1923 in Ål. [ref]

Died November 16th, 2024 at 101 years old [ref]

Meg Mundy

English-american actress.

Born January 4th, 1915 in London.

Died January 12th, 2016 at 101 years old in United States of America.

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