Dead at age 106

15 Notable deaths

Brunhilde Pomsel

German broadcaster; personal secretary to joseph goebbels.

Born January 11th, 1911 in Berlin. [ref]

Died January 27th, 2017 at 106 years old in Munich. [ref]

Doris Eaton Travis

Dancer, actress, rancher (1904-2010).

Born March 14th, 1904 in Norfolk.

Died May 11th, 2010 at 106 years old in Michigan (aneurysm). [ref]

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015).

Born February 21st, 1909 in Lucerne. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2015 at 106 years old in Lucerne. [ref]

Dirk Jan Struik

Dutch mathematician.

Born September 30th, 1894 in Rotterdam. [ref]

Died October 21st, 2000 at 106 years old in Belmont. [ref]

Nguyen Van Thien

Vietnamese roman catholic bishop (1906-2012).

Born March 13th, 1906 in Cần Thơ. [ref]

Died May 13th, 2012 at 106 years old in Mougins (disease). [ref]

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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis