Dead at age 103
61 Notable deaths
Bel Kaufman
American novelist, teacher (1911-2014).
Born May 10th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 2014 at 103 years old in Manhattan.
Eric Bentley
American playwright (1916–2020).
Born September 14th, 1916 in Bolton.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Austrian architect (1897-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Daniel Aaron
American writer and academic who helped found the library of america.
Born August 4th, 1912 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2016 at 103 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia). [ref]
Ignacio Trelles
Mexican footballer (1916-2020).
Born July 31st, 1916 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in Mexico City (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gisèle Casadesus
French actress (1914-2017).
Born June 14th, 1914 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2017 at 103 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory failure). [ref]
Bernard Binlin Dadié v
Ivorian writer and politician (1916-2019).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Assinie-Mafia.
Died March 9th, 2019 at 103 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Margot Friedländer
German holocaust survivor (1921-2025).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2025 at 103 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Daniel Carasso
French and american businessman.
Born December 16th, 1905 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 103 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Traute Lafrenz
Anti-nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023).
Born May 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died March 6th, 2023 at 103 years old in Yonges Island. [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci