Bernard Lewis
(1916-2018)

British-American historian (1916–2018) – Bernard Lewis was born in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) on May 31st, 1916 and died in Voorhees Township (Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States) on May 19th, 2018 at the age of 101. Today Bernard Lewis would be 107 years old.

Age

how old was Bernard Lewis when he died?

101

Bernard Lewis died in 2018 at the age of 101.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 31st, 1916 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	London Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Death Date	May 19th, 2018 (Saturday)
Death place	Voorhees Township Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

Other personalities born on May 31

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

Frei Otto

German architect (1925-2015)

*May 31st, 1925, Siegmar †March 9th, 2015, Leonberg

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

Chien-Shiung Wu

Chinese-American experimental physicist

*May 31st, 1912, Taicang †February 16th, 1997, New York City

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

*May 31st, 1934, Binghamton †June 2nd, 1979, Los Angeles

Heinz Zahrnt

German author and theologian (1915-2003)

*May 31st, 1915, Kiel †November 1st, 2003, Soest

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

Denholm Elliott

British actor (1922–1992)

*May 31st, 1922, Ealing †October 6th, 1992, Santa Eulària des Riu

Joe Robinson

English actor (1927-2017)

*May 31st, 1927, Newcastle upon Tyne †July 3rd, 2017, Brighton

Jean Rouch

French film director

*May 31st, 1917, Paris †February 18th, 2004, Birni-N'Konni

Gabriele Hinzmann

East German discus thrower

*May 31st, 1947, Schwerin

John Robert Schrieffer

American physicist (1931-2019)

*May 31st, 1931, Oak Park †July 27th, 2019, Tallahassee

Akira Ifukube

Japanese composer (1914-2006)

*May 31st, 1914, Kushiro †February 8th, 2006, Meguro-ku

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

Alfred Amstad

Swiss mountaineer (1912-1973)

*May 31st, 1912, Beckenried †July 11th, 1973, Zürich

Jim Craig

American ice hockey goaltender

*May 31st, 1957, Easton

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City

Laurent Gbagbo

4th President of Ivory Coast

*May 31st, 1945, Gagnoa

Barbara Pepper

American actress

*May 31st, 1915, New York City †July 18th, 1969, Panorama City

Lloyd Quarterman

American chemist, scientist at Argonne Lab

*May 31st, 1918, Philadelphia †January 1st, 1982, Chicago

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

*May 31st, 1984, Berlin †May 22nd, 2018

Also born in 1916

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Elizabeth Russell

American actress (1916-2002)

*August 2nd, 1916, Philadelphia †May 4th, 2002, Los Angeles

Gregory Peck

American actor (1916–2003)

*April 5th, 1916, La Jolla †June 12th, 2003, Los Angeles

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

*September 13th, 1916, Llandaff †November 23rd, 1990, Oxford

100

Cosmo Haskard

Irish-born British colonial administrator and retired British Army officer (1916-2017)

*November 25th, 1916, Dublin †February 21st, 2017, County Cork

100

John Crutcher

American politician (1916-2017)

*December 19th, 1916, Ensign †March 13th, 2017, Jefferson

Aldo Moro

Italian politician (1916-1978)

*September 23rd, 1916, Maglie †May 9th, 1978, Rome

100

Adolf Hartmut Gärtner

German music teacher and choir director

*June 3rd, 1916, Brașov †February 9th, 2017, Munich

Marcel Cerdan

French boxer (1916-1949)

*July 22nd, 1916, Sidi Bel Abbès †October 28th, 1949, São Miguel Island

Arnaud d'Usseau

American screenwriter

*April 18th, 1916, Los Angeles †January 29th, 1990, New York City

Ben Edwards

American scenographer, film producer, and lighting designer

*July 5th, 1916, Union Springs †February 12th, 1999, New York City

Sune Bergström

Swedish biochemist (1916–2004)

*January 10th, 1916, Stockholm †August 15th, 2004, Stockholm

Bernard Lewis

Birthday

When was Bernard Lewis born?

Bernard Lewis was born on May 31st, 1916.

Death

When did Bernard Lewis die?

Bernard Lewis died on May 19th, 2018 at the age of 101 in Voorhees Township (Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States). Today Bernard Lewis would be 107 years old.