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Dead at age 103

10 Notable deaths

Kirk Douglas

American actor (1916–2020).

Born December 9th, 1916 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died February 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020).

Born March 20th, 1917 in East Ham. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2020 at 103 years old in Princess Royal Hospital. [ref]

Edward Bernays

American propaganda and marketing pioneer (1891-1995).

Born November 22nd, 1891 in Vienna.

Died March 9th, 1995 at 103 years old in Cambridge.

Ben Ferencz

American lawyer and pacifist born in romania (great romania kingdom).

Born March 11th, 1920 in Ciolt.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 103 years old in Boynton Beach. [ref]

James Lovelock

English scientist (1919–2022).

Born July 26th, 1919 in Letchworth Garden City.

Died July 26th, 2022 at 103 years old in Abbotsbury (complication). [ref]

Herman Wouk

American writer (1915-2019).

Born May 27th, 1915 in The Bronx.

Died May 17th, 2019 at 103 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909–2012).

Born April 22nd, 1909 in Turin.

Died December 30th, 2012 at 103 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).

Adolph Zukor

Hungarian-american film producer (1873–1976).

Born January 7th, 1873 in Ricse.

Died June 10th, 1976 at 103 years old in Los Angeles.

Chen-ning Yang

Chinese physicist (1922–2025).

Born October 1st, 1922 in Hefei. [ref]

Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Joseph M. Juran

Romanian-american engineer and management consultant (1904–2008).

Born December 24th, 1904 in Brăila.

Died February 28th, 2008 at 103 years old in Rye (stroke). [ref]

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown