Dead at age 102

77 Notable deaths

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]

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]

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]

Benzion Netanyahu

Israeli historian.

Born March 25th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died April 30th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Ronald Coase

British economist and author (1910-2013).

Born December 29th, 1910 in London.

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

Hans-Georg Gadamer

German philosopher.

Born February 11th, 1900 in Marburg. [ref]

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

Philippe de Gaulle

Son of charles de gaulle.

Born December 28th, 1921 in Paris.

Died March 13th, 2024 at 102 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [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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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson