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Dead at age 108

8 Notable deaths

Roberta McCain

Mother of john s mccain iii.

Born February 7th, 1912 in Muskogee.

Died October 12th, 2020 at 108 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

American activist, journalist and writer.

Born April 7th, 1890 in Minneapolis.

Died May 15th, 1998 at 108 years old in Coconut Grove (disease).

Boris Pahor

Slovenian writer.

Born August 26th, 1913 in Trieste.

Died May 30th, 2022 at 108 years old in Trieste. [ref]

Leo Ornstein

American composer and pianist (1895–2002).

Born December 2nd, 1893 in Kremenchuk. [ref]

Died February 24th, 2002 at 108 years old in Green Bay. [ref]

Johannes Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903-2011).

Born December 5th, 1903 in Amersfoort. [ref]

Died December 24th, 2011 at 108 years old in Starnberg (stroke). [ref]

William Frankland

British immunologist (1912-2020).

Born March 19th, 1912 in Battle. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2020 at 108 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]

Georges Loinger

French soldier and participant in the french resistance.

Born August 29th, 1910 in Strasbourg.

Died December 28th, 2018 at 108 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Hugues Cuénod

Swiss operatic tenor.

Born June 26th, 1902 in Corseaux. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2010 at 108 years old in Vevey. [ref]

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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø