CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS
Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100
~ February & March 2024 ~
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E. P. Thompson
English social historian and political activist
02/03/1924 – 08/28/1993 |
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Lisel Mueller
German-born American poet, The Need to Hold Still
02/08/1924 – 02/21/2020 |
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Louis Zorich
American actor, The Muppets Take Manhattan, TV’s Mad About You
02/12/1924 – 01/30/2018 |
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Margaret Truman Daniel
American media personality and mystery writer, daughter of President Harry S. Truman
02/17/1924 – 01/29/2008 |
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Lee Marvin
American Oscar-winning actor, Cat Ballou, The Dirty Dozen
02/19/1924 – 08/29/1987 |
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Gloria Vanderbilt
American heiress, socialite, and fashion designer
02/20/1924 – 06/17/2019 |
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Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwean prime minister (1980–1987) and president (1987–2017)
02/21/1924 – 09/06/2019 |
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Claude Sautet
French motion picture director and screenwriter, Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
02/23/1924 – 07/22/2000 |
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Christopher C. Kraft, Jr.
American aeronautical engineer, known as the father of NASA's Mission Control Center
02/28/1924 – 07/22/2019 |
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Al Rosen
American baseball player and baseball executive
02/29/1924 – 03/13/2015 |
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Deke Slayton
American astronaut
03/01/1924 – 06/13/1993 |
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Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor and producer
03/06/1924 – 03/23/2006 |
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Anthony Caro
English sculptor
03/08/1924 – 10/23/2013 |
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Jin Yong
Chinese-born Hong Kong writer, The Book and the Sword
03/10/1924 – 10/30/2018 |
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Bette Nesmith Graham
American businesswoman, inventor of Liquid Paper correction fluid
03/23/1924 – 05/12/1980 |
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Norman Fell
American actor, The Graduate, TV's Three's Company
03/24/1924 – 12/14/1998 |
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Sarah Vaughan
American singer and pianist
03/27/1924 – 04/03/1990 |
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Freddie Bartholomew
English-born American actor, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Captains Courageous
03/28/1924 – 01/23/1992 |
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Jackie Vernon
American comedian and actor, Frosty the Snowman
03/29/1924 – 11/10/1987 |
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Leo Buscaglia
American self-help writer and motivational speaker
03/31/1924 – 06/12/1998 |