Dead at age 103
63 Notable deaths
Kirk Douglas
American stage and film 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 Ditchling. [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.
John Franzese
Italian-american mobster (1917–2020).
Born February 6th, 1917 in Naples.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City.
Ben Ferencz
American lawyer and pacifist.
Born March 11th, 1920 in Ciolt.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 103 years old in Boynton Beach. [ref]
James Lovelock
English independent 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.
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2012 at 103 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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
Nobel prize winning chinese physicist (1922–2025).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Hefei. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld