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CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAYS

Departed Individuals of Note Who Would Have Turned 100

~ March & April 2026 ~

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Robert Clary
French-born American actor, TV's Hogan's Heroes
03/01/1926 – 11/16/2022
Pete Rozelle
American sports executive, NFL commissioner (1960–1989)
03/01/1926 – 12/06/1996
Andrzej Wajda
Polish motion picture director, The Promised Land, Man of Iron
03/06/1926 – 10/09/2016
Alan Sues
American actor and comedian, TV's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
03/07/1926 – 12/01/2011
Ralph Abernathy
American religious leader and civil rights activist
03/11/1926 – 04/17/1990
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor, motion picture director, The Nutty Professor, and humanitarian
03/16/1926 – 08/20/2017
Peter Graves
American actor, Airplane!, TV’s Mission: Impossible
03/18/1926 – 03/14/2010
Dario Fo
Italian actor and Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Accidental Death of an Anarchist
03/24/1926 – 10/13/2016
Sydney Chaplin
American actor, Broadway's Bells Are Ringing, Funny Girl
03/30/1926 – 03/03/2009
Peter Marshall
American singer, actor, and game show host, The Hollywood Squares
03/30/1926 – 08/15/2024
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
American astronaut
04/03/1926 – 01/27/1967
Roger Corman
American motion picture producer and director, The Little Shop of Horrors
04/05/1926 – 05/09/2024
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist and composer
04/06/1926 – 09/01/2018
Shecky Greene
American comedian and actor, Splash
04/08/1926 – 12/31/2023
Hugh Hefner
American magazine publisher, creator of Playboy
04/09/1926 – 09/27/2017
Jane Withers
American actress, Bright Eyes, Giant
04/12/1926 – 08/07/2021
Elizabeth II
British monarch, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022)
04/21/1926 – 09/08/2022
Charlotte Rae
American actress, TV's Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life
04/22/1926 – 08/05/2018
Harper Lee
American writer, To Kill a Mockingbird
04/28/1926 – 02/19/2016
Cloris Leachman
American Oscar-winning actress, The Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein
04/30/1926 – 01/27/2021

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		Robert Clary French-born American actor, TV's Hogan's Heroes 03/01/1926 – 11/16/2022
		Pete Rozelle American sports executive, NFL commissioner (1960–1989) 03/01/1926 – 12/06/1996
		Andrzej Wajda Polish motion picture director, The Promised Land, Man of Iron 03/06/1926 – 10/09/2016
		Alan Sues American actor and comedian, TV's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 03/07/1926 – 12/01/2011
		Ralph Abernathy American religious leader and civil rights activist 03/11/1926 – 04/17/1990
		Jerry Lewis American comedian, actor, motion picture director, The Nutty Professor, and humanitarian 03/16/1926 – 08/20/2017
		Peter Graves American actor, Airplane!, TV’s Mission: Impossible 03/18/1926 – 03/14/2010
		Dario Fo Italian actor and Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Accidental Death of an Anarchist 03/24/1926 – 10/13/2016
		Sydney Chaplin American actor, Broadway's Bells Are Ringing, Funny Girl 03/30/1926 – 03/03/2009
		Peter Marshall American singer, actor, and game show host, The Hollywood Squares 03/30/1926 – 08/15/2024
		Virgil "Gus" Grissom American astronaut 04/03/1926 – 01/27/1967
		Roger Corman American motion picture producer and director, The Little Shop of Horrors 04/05/1926 – 05/09/2024
		Randy Weston American jazz pianist and composer 04/06/1926 – 09/01/2018
		Shecky Greene American comedian and actor, Splash 04/08/1926 – 12/31/2023
		Hugh Hefner American magazine publisher, creator of Playboy 04/09/1926 – 09/27/2017
		Jane Withers American actress, Bright Eyes, Giant 04/12/1926 – 08/07/2021
		Elizabeth II British monarch, queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022) 04/21/1926 – 09/08/2022
		Charlotte Rae American actress, TV's Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life 04/22/1926 – 08/05/2018
		Harper Lee American writer, To Kill a Mockingbird 04/28/1926 – 02/19/2016
		Cloris Leachman American Oscar-winning actress, The Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein 04/30/1926 – 01/27/2021