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Dead at age 104

49 Notable deaths

Henri Cartan

French mathematician.

Born July 8th, 1904 in Nancy. [ref]

Died August 13th, 2008 at 104 years old in Paris. [ref]

Paul Robert Ignatius

American government official (1920–2025).

Born November 11th, 1920 in Glendale.

Died November 6th, 2025 at 104 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Carla Laemmle

American actress (1909-2014).

Born October 20th, 1909 in Chicago.

Died June 12th, 2014 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Magda Olivero

Italian opera soprano (1910-2014).

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

Died September 8th, 2014 at 104 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]

Ingeborg Rapoport

German physician and east german communist functionary (1912-2017).

Born September 2nd, 1912 in Kribi.

Died March 23rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Margaret Booth

American film editor (1898–2002).

Born January 16th, 1898 in Los Angeles.

Died October 28th, 2002 at 104 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Nathaniel Kleitman

American sleep researcher (1895-1999).

Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.

Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.

Wolfgang Suschitzky

Austrian cinematographer.

Born August 29th, 1912 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 7th, 2016 at 104 years old in London.

Phyllis A. Whitney

American writer.

Born September 9th, 1903 in Yokohama.

Died February 8th, 2008 at 104 years old in Faber (pneumonia). [ref]

Branka Veselinović

Serbian actress (1918–2023).

Born September 16th, 1918 in Bečej.

Died February 8th, 2023 at 104 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

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