Dead at age 102

86 Notable deaths

Zohra Sehgal

Indian actress and choreographer.

Born April 27th, 1912 in Saharanpur.

Died July 10th, 2014 at 102 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao

Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).

Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.

Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]

Nehemiah Persoff

American actor and painter.

Born August 2nd, 1919 in Jerusalem. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2022 at 102 years old in San Luis Obispo (heart failure). [ref]

Dolores Hope

American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011).

Born May 27th, 1909 in New York City.

Died September 19th, 2011 at 102 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]

Eudora Welty

American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).

Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2011 at 102 years old in Jackson (pneumonia). [ref]

Hans-Georg Gadamer

German philosopher (1900–2002).

Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg.

Died March 13th, 2002 at 102 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Ronald Coase

British economist and nobel laureate (1910–2013).

Born December 29th, 1910 in Willesden.

Died September 2nd, 2013 at 102 years old in Chicago. [ref]

Irwin Corey

American comedian and actor (1914-2017).

Born July 29th, 1914 in Brooklyn.

Died February 6th, 2017 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Al Jaffee

American cartoonist (1921–2023).

Born March 13th, 1921 in Savannah. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2023 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Naruhiko Higashikuni

Japanese prince (1887-1990).

Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.

Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius