The 100 Club

[Sean 6,315]

My first thought seeing this picture was that I didn't recall him being on the Jonathan Ross late night show.

[markb4 901]

6 hours ago, Sean said:

My first thought seeing this picture was that I didn't recall him being on the Jonathan Ross late night show.

 

I thought Graham Norton.

[drol 11,945]

Vietnamese decrepit Buddhist monk Thich Pho Tue finally dead at 104.

 

Uberfrail Thích Thanh Từ (wiki), 97, now the oldest Buddhist authority in Vietnam, I think.

[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

Just wanted to talk about Jean Frédéric Waldeck, french explorateur who died at 109 in 1875 and was one of the very first notable centenarians. Reaching the age of 109 in the XIXth century, moreover for a man is quite impressive. Don’t know if everyone has ever heard about him but I thought it was quite interesting. Before him is there any celebrities that reach or approach his age ? 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 20/07/2021 at 01:23, Ulitzer95 said:

Thanks. Updated the Who's Who list I posted in Feb. Also scored off Dannatt, Lam, Christensen, Gutfreund and Wallace who have also died.

*snip*
Sir Archie Lamb b. 1921 / British Ambassador to Norway, 1978–1980 and Kuwait, 1974–1977

*snip*

Sir Archie Lamb dead, four days shy of 100.

 

Served under Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Maggie Thatcher. Also an RAF fighter pilot during WWII.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

Updated the Who's Who list again (see spoiler below) for 6 further deaths:

Captain Alwyne Farquharson MC d. 6 Oct 2021 (102) Times obit
Rev. Bernard Hall d. 28 Sep 2020 (98) Announcement
Sir Archie Lamb d. 19 Oct 2021 (99) Times death notice
Sir William John Charnley d. 28 Sep 2021 (99) Times obit
Richard John Eden d. 25 Sep 2021 (99) Times death notice
Marianne Lutz d. 21 Aug 2019 (96) never announced as such, merely updated on WHO'S WHO recently
 

Spoiler

Alexander Henry Hermann b. 1917 / Diplomat
Francis Jackson CBE b. 1917 / Organist and Master of the Music, York Minster, 1946–1982
Karl-Günther von Hase b. 1917 / German Ambassador to the UK, 1970–1977

Dame Frances Campbell-Preston b. 1918 / Lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother, 1965–2002
Sir Lloyd Geering CBE b. 1918 / New Zealand theologian
His Honour John David Hayman BEM b. 1918 / Circuit judge
Prof. Brenda Milner b. 1918 / Neuropsychologist / 2021 DDP unique pick
Joyce Reynolds b. 1918 / Classicist / 2021 DDP unique pick

Stanley James Clayton b. 1919 / Town Clerk of the City of London, 1974–1982
Emmanuel Evans-Anfom b. 1919 / Commissioner for Education and Culture in Ghana, 1978–1988
9th Viscount Falmouth b. 1919 / Hereditary peer and landowner, Member of the House of Lords, 1962–1999
Captain Alwyne Farquharson MC b. 1919 / Chief of Clan Farquharson and Scotland's oldest clan chief
Prof. James Lovelock CBE b. 1919 / Independent scientist known for coining the Gaia hypothesis / 2021 DDP pick
Sir Humphrey Moon, 7th Baronet b. 1919 / Aristocrat
Leslie Reid b. 1919 / Diplomat
William Good Robinson b. 1919 / Deputy Secretary, Department of the Civil Service, Northern Ireland, 1978–1980
Victor Ross b. 1919 / Chairman of Reader's Digest, 1978–1984
George Girdwood Stewart MC b. 1919 / Decorated veteran and Cairngorms conservationist

Diana Armfield b. 1920 / Artist / 2021 DDP unique pick
Colin Hinton Curtis b. 1920 / Chairman of the Metropolitan Public Abattoir Board, 1971–1981
John Cruickshank VC b. 1920 / Last living VC recipient from World War II / 2021 DDP pick
Prof. James Dannatt b. 1920 / Architect
Sir Patrick Duffy b. 1920 / MP, 1963–1966, 1970–1992
Edmond H. Fischer b. 1920 / American biochemist, Nobel laureate (1992)
Martin Philip Lam b. 1920 / Government official
Prof. Ian MacGillivray b. 1920 / Doctor, Dean of Medical Faculty, University of Aberdeen, 1976–1979
Sir Gerrard Charles Peat b. 1920 / Chartered accountant, Partner, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
Prof. C. R. Rao b. 1920 / Indian-American mathematician and statistician / 2021 DDP unique pick
21st Lord Saye and Sele b. 1920 / Hereditary peer and British Army officer, Member of the House of Lords, 1968–1999
George Shultz b. 1920 / U.S. Secretary of State, 1982–1989, of the Treasury, 1972–1974 and of Labor, 1969–1970 / 2021 DDP pick
Dr. Louis Siminovitch b. 1920 / Canadian molecular biologist
Robert Steel b. 1920 / Secretary General, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1968–1985
Edward Toms b. 1920 / SAS veteran turned arts proprietor

Jens Christensen b. 1921 / Danish diplomat
Sir Michael A. Epstein CBE b. 1921 / Pathologist, co-discoverer of the Epstein–Barr virus / 2021 DDP unique pick
Prof. Herbert Gutfreund b. 1921 / Biochemist
Rev. Bernard Hall b. 1921 / Director, Society of Jesus, 2001–2004
Sir Archie Lamb b. 1921 / British Ambassador to Norway, 1978–1980 and Kuwait, 1974–1977
Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow b. 1921 / Senegalese educator, Director-General of UNESCO, 1974–1987
Wallace John Mackenzie OBE b. 1921 / Director, Slough Estates, 1972–1991
Dennis Moorcraft b. 1921 / Under-Secretary, Inland Revenue, 1975–1981
Prof. Walter Murgatroyd b. 1921 / Professor of Thermal Power
Norman Thomas b. 1921 / HM Chief Inspector of Schools, 1973–1981
Geoffrey Graydon Tibbs OBE b. 1921 / Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians, 1968–1986
Sir Simon Towneley b. 1921 / Author and Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, 1976–1997
Albert Frederick Wallace CBE b. 1921 / Controller of Manpower, Greater London Council, 1978–1982

Mary Netterville Blake b. 1922 / Headmistress, Manchester High School for Girls, 1973–1985
Ronald Blythe CBE b. 1922 / Writer and essayist
Rear-Adm. Thomas Henry Bradbury b. 1922 / Royal Navy officer
Sir Arnold Burgen b. 1922 / Physician and pharmacologist
Sir William John Charnley b. 1922 / Aeronautical engineer
John Cormack b. 1922 / Civil servant
Roland Dumas b. 1922 / French lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1988–1993
Richard John Eden OBE b. 1922 / Theoretical physicist
Maj.-Gen. Robert Noel Evans b. 1922 / Postgraduate Dean & Commandment, Royal Army Medical College, 1979–1981
John B. Goodenough b. 1922 / American materials scientist, Nobel laureate (2019)
Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Helaissi b. 1922 / Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, 1966–1976
Sir John Herbecq b. 1922 / Church Commissioner, 1982–1996
Sir Sydney Kentridge QC b. 1922 / South African-born British lawyer
Marianne Lutz b. 1922 / Headmistress, Sheffield High School for Girls, 1960–1983
Alexander Mair MBE b. 1922 / Chief Executive and Director, Grampian Television Ltd., 1970–1987
Alfred John Rosenfeld b. 1922 / Deputy Secretary, Department for Transport, 1979–1982
Robert Todd Rowland QC b. 1922 / Northern Irish county court judge
Alan Tomsett OBE b. 1922 / Director, Associated British Port Holdings Plc., 1983–1992
Maj.-Gen. Stuart Watson CBE b. 1922 / British Army officer
Yang Chen-Ning b. 1922 / Chinese theoretical physicist, Nobel laureate (1957)

 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 10/06/2021 at 17:58, drol said:

So I was right again. Zywotko to be next, then Geballe. 

It will be a hell of a final triple threat... 

Wrong way round.

Theodore H. Geballe (wiki), better known in that world as Ted Geballe, reportedly dead at 101.
 

 

[drol 11,945]

5 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Wrong way round.

Theodore H. Geballe (wiki), better known in that world as Ted Geballe, reportedly dead at 101.
 

 

The main conclusion is still right: only Asian and African left to battle it out. Wonder how long will Zywotko interfere.

[TomTomTelekom 3,727]

Cuban composer Alfredo Diez Nieto died at 103 years:

https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/musica/murio-alfredo-diez-nieto-decano-de-la-musica-de-concierto-en-cuba

[chilean way 1,898]

On 24/10/2021 at 07:33, Ulitzer95 said:

Wrong way round.

Theodore H. Geballe (wiki), better known in that world as Ted Geballe, reportedly dead at 101.
 

 

This is the only article what I found so far https://glam.stanford.edu/

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 12/03/2021 at 17:26, arghton said:

Alive centenarians from countries and dependencies with smaller populations.  (under 20 million, only ones born over 100 years before this post.)

*snip*

 

Austria: (8,9 million)

Helmut Ashley, cinematographer, director (born 17th of September 1919)

Walter Arlen, composer (born 31st of July 1920, alive as of 2020)

*snip*

 

So Austrian cinematographer Helmut Ashley (wiki), who has been picked in several deadpools on here, died on 2nd July 2021 aged 101 according to this forum post.

IMDb has updated his profile to reflect this. IMDb never uses forum/social media posts as evidence nowadays so there must be a death notice online somewhere, which will be useful for updating his Wiki.

Kudos to anyone who can find it. He also went under the names Helmuth Ashley and Helmuth Fischer-Ashley, so could be under those. He died in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, according to IMDb.

[drol 11,945]

Florence Alice Lubega finally dead at 103.

[arghton 6,726]

Eileen Ash on her 110th.

 

 

I feel like soon we might enter an era where there will be no living notable supercentenarians. Not mentioning the ones who might not be the age they claim to be, there are only six notable centenarians born before 1914 currently:

 

1. Stanisław Kowalski (1910-2022) Polish masters athlete and reason why the M105 WMA division was created in 2015, in great condition and potential future World's Oldest Man. The current world's oldest man is only 14 months older than he is. Died on the 5th of April 2022. 

2 1. Marita Camacho Quiros (1911-) First Lady of Costa Rica 1962-1966, widow of Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907-1969). Wheelchair-bound and likely a dementia sufferer.

3. Eileen Ash (1911-2021) Cricketer, played seven test matches for England 1937-1949. Declined during the last year, could turn out to be a strong one though. Died ca. 3rd of December 2021.

4. Jessie Lichauco (1912-2021) Cuban-born American-Filipino philanthropist, turned her house into a makeshift hospital during WWII, widow of diplomat Marcial Lichauco (1902-1971). Frail and in a wheelchair. Died ca. 3rd of November 2021.

5 4 3. Dagny Carlsson (1912-2022) Swedish blogger and television personality. Has suffered from lung-related troubles, moved to a nursing home and recently donated her house to a cancer research foundation. Died suddenly on the 24th of March 2022 at 109.

3 2. Luis Torras (1912-2024) Spanish painter. Frail, but able to stand.

-. Luang Pho Yai (1913-2022) Buddhist monk who gained fame on social media in February 2022 for looking ancient. Died on the 22nd of March 2022 at 109.

6 5 4 3. Boris Pahor (1913-2022) Slovene novelist living in Italy known for Necropolis. Has looked horrible for over a decade, skeletal for the last three years and looked like an eldritch abomination on his 108th last month. However he can still walk.

 

1914 still has 10 living notable people. Mark my words, atleast one will make it to 110.

[Donald 182]

44 minutes ago, arghton said:

Eileen Ash on her 110th.

 

 

I feel like soon we might enter an era where there will be no living notable supercentenarians. Not mentioning the ones who might not be the age they claim to be, there are only six notable centenarians born before 1914 currently:

 

1. Stanisław Kowalski (1910-) Polish masters athlete and reason why the M105 WMA division was created in 2015, in great condition and potential future World's Oldest Man. The current world's oldest man is only 14 months older than he is.

2. Marita Camacho Quiros (1911-) First Lady of Costa Rica 1962-1966, widow of Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907-1969). Wheelchair-bound and likely a dementia sufferer.

3. Eileen Ash (1911-) Cricketer, played seven test matches for England 1937-1949. Declined during the last year, could turn out to be a strong one though.

4. Jessie Lichauco (1912-) Cuban-born American-Filipino philanthropist, turned her house into a makeshift hospital during WWII, widow of diplomat Marcial Lichauco (1902-1971). Frail and in a wheelchair.

5. Dagny Carlsson (1912-) Swedish blogger and television personality. Has suffered from lung-related troubles, moved to a nursing home and recently donated her house to a cancer research foundation.

6. Boris Pahor (1913-) Slovene novelist living in Italy known for Necropolis. Has looked horrible for over a decade, skeletal for the last three years and looked like an eldritch abomination on his 108th last month. However he can still walk.

 

1914 still has 10 living notable people. Mark my words, atleast one will make it to 110.

1914 has 10 living notable people, while 1913 only 1 

[Donald 182]

I am curious to see what age will Marita Camacho Quiros reach. She is among the most notable supercentenarians ever, if not THE most notable.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

21 minutes ago, Donald said:

I am curious to see what age will Marita Camacho Quiros reach. She is among the most notable supercentenarians ever, if not THE most notable.

What? For being a wife?

 

Leila Denmark developed the vaccine for whooping cough, Ruthie Tompson worked on some of the earliest and most iconic Disney films.

[arghton 6,726]

There's also Dr. Leopold Vietoris (1891-2002) known for his contributions to topology, most notable example being the Mayer-Vietoris sequence. 

 

Quiros is the most notable one living, I'd say. And by far the longest-lived first lady.

[The Old Crem 3,585]

1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:

What? For being a wife?

 

Leila Denmark developed the vaccine for whooping cough, Ruthie Tompson worked on some of the earliest and most iconic Disney films.

Argubaly within Costa Rica she was probably a household name during the time he husband was in power. 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Twitter reporting the death of Justus Rosenberg, professor emeritus of languages and literature at Bard College who helped to bring intellectuals and artists from Vichy France to the United States during World War II, at age 100.

 

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

Guardian obit for British stage actress Pamela Rose, weeks short of her 104th birthday.

 

Debuted on stage in 1941 but only made her first West End appearance in the 2000s.

 

Also an employee at Bletchley Park’s code breaking huts during WWII.

 

Was a castaway on Radio 4 a few years ago aged 97 so should’ve been on our radar, but alas wasn’t.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 28/10/2021 at 14:44, Ulitzer95 said:

So Austrian cinematographer Helmut Ashley (wiki), who has been picked in several deadpools on here, died on 2nd July 2021 aged 101 according to this forum post.

IMDb has updated his profile to reflect this. IMDb never uses forum/social media posts as evidence nowadays so there must be a death notice online somewhere, which will be useful for updating his Wiki.

Kudos to anyone who can find it. He also went under the names Helmuth Ashley and Helmuth Fischer-Ashley, so could be under those. He died in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, according to IMDb.

A reliable source for Ashley's death, seeing as a couple of people need to update pools...

[Deathrace 1,170]

Former England footballer turned leading racehorse trainer Mick Channon's mother is 100 today according to his social media. Maybe her son will live to be old if the dreaded dementia doesn't get him. 

[Toast 16,140]

39 minutes ago, Deathrace said:

Former England footballer turned leading racehorse trainer Mick Channon's mother is 100 today according to his social media. Maybe her son will live to be old if the dreaded dementia doesn't get him. 

 

Actually it was Oct 24.  I think she's in better shape than Mick, tbh!

[Donald 182]

On 31/10/2021 at 00:29, arghton said:

Eileen Ash on her 110th.

 

 

I feel like soon we might enter an era where there will be no living notable supercentenarians. Not mentioning the ones who might not be the age they claim to be, there are only six notable centenarians born before 1914 currently:

 

1. Stanisław Kowalski (1910-) Polish masters athlete and reason why the M105 WMA division was created in 2015, in great condition and potential future World's Oldest Man. The current world's oldest man is only 14 months older than he is.

2. Marita Camacho Quiros (1911-) First Lady of Costa Rica 1962-1966, widow of Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907-1969). Wheelchair-bound and likely a dementia sufferer.

3. Eileen Ash (1911-) Cricketer, played seven test matches for England 1937-1949. Declined during the last year, could turn out to be a strong one though.

4. Jessie Lichauco (1912-) Cuban-born American-Filipino philanthropist, turned her house into a makeshift hospital during WWII, widow of diplomat Marcial Lichauco (1902-1971). Frail and in a wheelchair.

5. Dagny Carlsson (1912-) Swedish blogger and television personality. Has suffered from lung-related troubles, moved to a nursing home and recently donated her house to a cancer research foundation.

6. Boris Pahor (1913-) Slovene novelist living in Italy known for Necropolis. Has looked horrible for over a decade, skeletal for the last three years and looked like an eldritch abomination on his 108th last month. However he can still walk.

 

1914 still has 10 living notable people. Mark my words, atleast one will make it to 110.

Jessie Lichauco dead

https://m.facebook.com/groups/celebratingjessielichauco/posts/4755266307840497 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

(As reported elsewhere) Neal Edward Smith, the longest-ever serving U.S. House of Representatives member from Iowa, has died. He was 101. Smith was a congressman from 1959 to 1995.

 

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/neal-smith-iowa-longest-serving-member-house-congressman-dies-101-obituary/6249942001/