Dead at age 91
1,173 Notable deaths
Giovanni Gronchi
3rd president of italy (1887-1978).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Pontedera.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
John Spellman
American politician (1926-2018).
Born December 29th, 1926 in Seattle.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 91 years old in Seattle (pneumonia). [ref]
Edward Norris
American film actor (1911-2002).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 91 years old in Fort Bragg.
Esther Ralston
American actress (1902–1994).
Born September 17th, 1902 in Bar Harbor.
Died January 14th, 1994 at 91 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction).
Wadie Elsafi
Lebanese singer and oud player (1921-2013).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Niha Chouf.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mansourieh (heart failure). [ref]
Ernst Krenek
Austrian-american composer.
Born August 23rd, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Vladimir Prelog
Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.
Fouad Mebazaa
Tunisian politician.
Born June 15th, 1933 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 91 years old [ref]
Claude Simon
French writer (1913–2005).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Antananarivo.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 91 years old in Paris.
Ida Haendel
Polish-born british violinist and violin teacher.
Born December 15th, 1928 in Chełm.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in Miami. [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis