Dead at age 91

1,174 Notable deaths

Philip Abelson

Us physicist, editor of the journal science, and director of the carnegie institution of washington's geophysical laboratory.

Born April 27th, 1913 in Tacoma.

Died August 1st, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).

Johnny Bach

American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1924-2016).

Born July 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.

Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Chicago.

Elina Bystritskaya

Russian actress (1928-2019).

Born April 4th, 1928 in Kyiv.

Died April 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Joseph Erlanger

American doctor (1874-1965).

Born January 5th, 1874 in San Francisco.

Died December 5th, 1965 at 91 years old in St. Louis.

Celeste Caeiro

Portuguese restaurant worker during the carnation revolution (1933–2024).

Born May 2nd, 1933 in Socorro. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2024 at 91 years old in Leiria. [ref]

Michael Gielen

Austrian conductor.

Born July 20th, 1927 in Dresden.

Died March 8th, 2019 at 91 years old in Mondsee (pneumonia). [ref]

Charles W. Misner

American physicist.

Born June 13th, 1932 in Jackson.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 91 years old [ref]

Daisy Bates

Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).

Born October 16th, 1859 in Roscrea.

Died April 18th, 1951 at 91 years old in Adelaide.

René Pleven

French politician (1901-1993).

Born April 15th, 1901 in Rennes. [ref]

Died January 13th, 1993 at 91 years old in Paris (heart failure).

Abraham Cahan

Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).

Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld