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Dead at age 90
1,542 Notable deaths
Francis Peyton Rous
American scientist (1879-1970).
Born October 5th, 1879 in Baltimore.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 90 years old in New York City.
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Max Bennett
American jazz bassist (1928–2018).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Des Moines.
Died September 14th, 2018 at 90 years old in San Clemente (Alzheimer's disease).
J. Michael Bishop
American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research.
Born February 22nd, 1936 in York. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2026 at 90 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Rosenthal
American psychologist (1933–2024).
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Giessen.
Died January 5th, 2024 at 90 years old in Riverside. [ref]
Richard J. Bernstein
American philosopher (1932–2022).
Born May 14th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died July 4th, 2022 at 90 years old in Jay. [ref]
Bao Tong
Policy secretary of former ccp general secretary & chinese premier zhao ziyang (1932–2022).
Born November 5th, 1932.
Died November 9th, 2022 at 90 years old in Beijing (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Keiji Nishitani
Japanese philosopher (1900–1990).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 90 years old
Charles Korvin
American actor (1907-1998).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Piešťany.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel