1888–1989
Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist
101years old at death
37,023days lived
99%of the people on this site died younger
Irving Berlin was born on 11 May 1888 and died on 22 September 1989, aged 101 years and 134 days. That is 37,023 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 101
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- Salvador DalíSpanish artist · 1904–198984 yrs
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- Antony HewishEnglish physicist and radio astronomer · 1924–202197 yrs
- Pridi Banomyong ↗Thai prime minister · 1900–198382 yrs
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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