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Dead at age 104

48 Notable deaths

Ardito Desio

Italian explorer.

Born April 18th, 1897 in Palmanova. [ref]

Died December 12th, 2001 at 104 years old in Rome.

Lukas Ammann

Swiss actor (1912-2017).

Born September 29th, 1912 in Basel. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Munich (surgical complications). [ref]

Michio Mado

Japanese children's poet (1909-2014).

Born November 16th, 1909 in Yamaguchi.

Died February 28th, 2014 at 104 years old in Inagi.

Fritz Hellwig

German politician (1912-2017).

Born August 3rd, 1912 in Saarbrücken.

Died July 22nd, 2017 at 104 years old in Bonn.

Damián Iguacén Borau

Catholic bishop (1916-2020).

Born February 12th, 1916 in Fuencalderas.

Died November 24th, 2020 at 104 years old in Huesca. [ref]

Léo Marjane

French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016).

Born August 27th, 1912 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Died December 18th, 2016 at 104 years old in Barbizon. [ref]

Bruno Giacometti

Swiss architect (1907-2012).

Born August 24th, 1907 in Stampa.

Died March 21st, 2012 at 104 years old in Zollikon. [ref]

Arvo Ylppö

Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992).

Born October 27th, 1887 in Akaa.

Died January 28th, 1992 at 104 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Hal Haig Prieste

American centenarian and olympic bronze medalist.

Born November 23rd, 1896 in Fresno.

Died April 19th, 2001 at 104 years old in Camden.

Shidzue Katō

Japanese politician (1897-2001).

Born March 2nd, 1897 in Tokyo.

Died December 22nd, 2001 at 104 years old

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi