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Dead at age 90

1,317 Notable deaths

Hans-Joachim Koellreutter

German composer.

Born September 2nd, 1915 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]

Died September 13th, 2005 at 90 years old in São Paulo.

Carlo Bo

Italian poet, literary critic (1911–2001).

Born January 25th, 1911 in Sestri Levante.

Died July 21st, 2001 at 90 years old in Genoa.

Guðbergur Bergsson

Icelandic writer (1932–2023).

Born October 16th, 1932 in Grindavík.

Died September 4th, 2023 at 90 years old in Mosfellsbær. [ref]

Gonzalo Güell

Cuban politician (1895-1985).

Born February 16th, 1895 in Havana.

Died September 2nd, 1985 at 90 years old in Coral Gables.

Ilja Hurník

Czech playwright, music educator, composer, pianist, writer and university educator (1922-2013).

Born November 25th, 1922 in Poruba. [ref]

Died September 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Prague. [ref]

Werner Maihofer

German legal scholar and politician (1918–2009).

Born October 20th, 1918 in Constance.

Died October 6th, 2009 at 90 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]

Karl Stotz

Austrian footballer (1927-2017).

Born March 27th, 1927 in Vienna.

Died April 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Seefeld in Tirol. [ref]

Cornelis van Eesteren

Dutch architect and planner (1897-1988).

Born July 4th, 1897 in Alblasserdam. [ref]

Died February 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Yvette Cauchois

French physicist (1908-1999).

Born December 19th, 1908 in Paris.

Died November 19th, 1999 at 90 years old in Paris (infectious disease).

Esther Brand

South african former athlete (1922–2015).

Born September 29th, 1924 in Springbok.

Died June 20th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bloemfontein (falling from height). [ref]

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore