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Dead at age 91

1,158 Notable deaths

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959).

Born June 8th, 1867 in Richland Center. [ref]

Died April 9th, 1959 at 91 years old in Phoenix (surgical complications). [ref]

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021).

Born November 15th, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died August 29th, 2021 at 91 years old in Tarzana.

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist.

Born March 22nd, 1930 in Manhattan.

Died November 26th, 2021 at 91 years old in Roxbury. [ref]

Lee Kuan Yew

1st prime minister of the republic of singapore (1923–2015).

Born September 16th, 1923 in Singapore. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2015 at 91 years old in Singapore General Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]

Harry Dean Stanton

American actor, musician, and singer (1926-2017).

Born July 14th, 1926 in Irvine.

Died September 15th, 2017 at 91 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (respiratory failure). [ref]

J. D. Salinger

American author (1919–2010).

Born January 1st, 1919 in New York City. [ref]

Died January 27th, 2010 at 91 years old in Cornish. [ref]

Ennio Morricone

Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020).

Born November 10th, 1928 in Rome.

Died July 6th, 2020 at 91 years old in Rome (femoral fracture). [ref]

Milkha Singh

Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).

Born November 20th, 1929 in Govindpura. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2021 at 91 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [ref]

Conrad Hilton

American hotelier and member of the hilton family.

Born December 25th, 1887 in San Antonio.

Died January 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter (1920–2012).

Born August 22nd, 1920 in Waukegan. [ref]

Died June 6th, 2012 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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