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Oldest Dead Notables
83,082 Notable deaths
Olav Thon
Norwegian businessman (1923–2024).
Born June 29th, 1923 in Ål. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2024 at 101 years old [ref]
Walter Munk
American oceanographer (1917–2019).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 101 years old in La Jolla.
Piet de Jong
Prime minister of the netherlands (1915–2016).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Apeldoorn.
Died July 27th, 2016 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen.
Amala Shankar
Indian dancer (1919-2020).
Born June 27th, 1919 in Jashore.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kolkata.
Thomas Sopwith
English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989).
Born January 18th, 1888 in Kensington.
Died January 27th, 1989 at 101 years old in Hampshire.
Roman Totenberg
Polish-american musician (1911–2012).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Łódź.
Died May 8th, 2012 at 101 years old in Newton. [ref]
Helge Ingstad
Norwegian explorer (1899–2001).
Born December 30th, 1899 in Meråker Municipality.
Died March 29th, 2001 at 101 years old in Oslo.
Athene Seyler
English actress (1889–1990).
Born May 31st, 1889 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died September 12th, 1990 at 101 years old in Hammersmith.
Richard L. Bare
American film and television director (1913–2015).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Modesto, Turlock.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 101 years old in Newport Beach.
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