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Dead at age 105

21 Notable deaths

Brooke Astor

American philanthropist, socialite, and writer.

Born March 30th, 1902 in Portsmouth.

Died August 13th, 2007 at 105 years old in Briarcliff Manor (pneumonia).

Clare Hollingworth

British journalist (1911-2017).

Born October 10th, 1911 in Knighton. [ref]

Died January 10th, 2017 at 105 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]

Beatrice Wood

American artist (1893-1998).

Born March 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1998 at 105 years old in Ojai. [ref]

Connie Sawyer

American actress (1912-2018).

Born November 27th, 1912 in Pueblo.

Died January 21st, 2018 at 105 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anna J. Cooper

African-american author, educator, speaker and scholar.

Born August 10th, 1858 in Raleigh.

Died February 27th, 1964 at 105 years old in Washington, D.C..

Shigeaki Hinohara

Japanese physician, writer and internist (1911-2017).

Born October 4th, 1911 in Yamaguchi.

Died July 18th, 2017 at 105 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).

Reinhard Hardegen

German world war ii u-boat commander (1913-2018).

Born March 18th, 1913 in Bremen.

Died June 9th, 2018 at 105 years old in Bremen (apnea). [ref]

Eva Zeisel

Hungarian artist, industrial designer (1906–2011).

Born November 13th, 1906 in Budapest. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2011 at 105 years old in New York City, New City. [ref]

Ruth Patrick

American botanist and limnologist (1907-2013).

Born November 26th, 1907 in Topeka.

Died September 23rd, 2013 at 105 years old in Lafayette Hill.

Don Lusk

American animator and director.

Born October 28th, 1913 in Los Angeles.

Died December 30th, 2018 at 105 years old in San Clemente. [ref]

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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé