Dead at age 90

1,316 Notable deaths

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes

Writer, artist, art historian (1884-1974).

Born June 19th, 1884 in Montpellier. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1974 at 90 years old in Saint-Jeannet. [ref]

Walther Forstmann

German world war i u-boat commander.

Born March 9th, 1883 in Werden.

Died November 2nd, 1973 at 90 years old in Essen.

Marcel Jouhandeau

French writer.

Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret. [ref]

Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer). [ref]

Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen

German general (1862–1953).

Born November 24th, 1862 in Laufen.

Died February 21st, 1953 at 90 years old in Seeshaupt.

Nora Marks Dauenhauer

American tlingit writer and poet.

Born May 8th, 1927 in Juneau.

Died September 25th, 2017 at 90 years old in Juneau. [ref]

Doug Holden

English footballer (born 1930).

Born September 28th, 1930 in Manchester.

Died April 7th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]

Arturo Fernández

Spanish actor.

Born February 21st, 1929 in Gijón. [ref]

Died July 4th, 2019 at 90 years old in Madrid (stomach cancer). [ref]

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist.

Born June 18th, 1896 in Hildesheim. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Cai Chang

Chinese politician (1900-1990).

Born May 14th, 1900 in Shuangfeng County.

Died September 11th, 1990 at 90 years old in Beijing.

Mireille Hartuch

French singer.

Born September 30th, 1906 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 29th, 1996 at 90 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving