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Oldest Dead Notables
83,071 Notable deaths
Benzion Netanyahu
Jewish encyclopedist, historian and medievalist (1910–2012).
Born March 25th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie (1904–2007).
Born December 6th, 1904 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in Manhattan.
Virginia Halas McCaskey
American football executive (1923–2025).
Born January 5th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died February 6th, 2025 at 102 years old in Des Plaines. [ref]
Joe Medicine Crow
American historian (1913–2016).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Crow Indian Reservation.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 102 years old in Billings. [ref]
Ernst Jünger
German writer (1895–1998).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Heidelberg.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 102 years old in Riedlingen.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy.
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Zohra Sehgal
Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014).
Born April 27th, 1912 in Saharanpur.
Died July 10th, 2014 at 102 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
Indian-american mathematician (1920–2023).
Born September 10th, 1920 in Hoovina Hadagali.
Died August 22nd, 2023 at 102 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Nehemiah Persoff
American actor and painter (1919–2022).
Born August 2nd, 1919 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2022 at 102 years old in San Luis Obispo (heart failure). [ref]
Dolores Hope
American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011).
Born May 27th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 2011 at 102 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
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