Dead at age 101

138 Notable deaths

William David Coolidge

American physicist (1873–1975).

Born October 23rd, 1873 in Hudson.

Died February 3rd, 1975 at 101 years old in Schenectady.

Paul Fannin

Republican governor of and u.s. senator from arizona (1907–2002).

Born January 29th, 1907 in Ashland.

Died January 13th, 2009 at 101 years old in Phoenix (cerebrovascular disease).

Richard Eberhart

American poet.

Born April 5th, 1904 in Austin. [ref]

Died June 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Hanover. [ref]

J. William Middendorf II

American diplomat.

Born September 22nd, 1924 in Baltimore.

Died October 24th, 2025 at 101 years old in Fall River. [ref]

Borys Paton

Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian scientist.

Born November 14th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died August 19th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kyiv. [ref]

Irving Rapper

English-american film director.

Born January 16th, 1898 in London.

Died December 20th, 1999 at 101 years old in Motion Picture & Television Fund (disease). [ref]

Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

French mathematician and physicist.

Born December 29th, 1923 in Lille. [ref]

Died February 11th, 2025 at 101 years old in Mérignac. [ref]

Tewhida Ben Sheikh

Tunisian physician (1909-2010).

Born January 2nd, 1909 in Tunis.

Died December 6th, 2010 at 101 years old

Hilde Zadek

German operatic soprano.

Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz. [ref]

Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.

Gustaf Håkansson

Swedish cyclist (1885-1987).

Born October 15th, 1885 in Helsingborg.

Died June 9th, 1987 at 101 years old in Ekerö Municipality.

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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott