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Dead at age 91
1,381 Notable deaths
André Bessette
Canadian catholic brother and saint (1845–1937).
Born August 9th, 1845 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire.
Died January 6th, 1937 at 91 years old in Montreal.
Wilford Woodruff
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1807-1898).
Born March 1st, 1807 in Farmington. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1898 at 91 years old in Salt Lake City.
John Cromwell
American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979).
Born December 23rd, 1887 in Toledo.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara.
Anerood Jugnauth
Mauritian politician (1930–2021).
Born March 29th, 1930 in Vacoas-Phoenix.
Died June 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Curepipe. [ref]
David Blackwell
American mathematician (1919–2010).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 91 years old in Berkeley (stroke). [ref]
Dorian Leigh
American model (1917–2008).
Born April 23rd, 1917 in San Antonio.
Died July 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Falls Church (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Fred Brooks
American computer scientist (1931–2022); author of the mythical man-month and 'no silver bullet' (1986), which distinguished essential from accidental complexity in software engineering.
Born April 19th, 1931 in Durham.
Died November 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Ramón Castro Ruz
Revolutionary from cuba (1924-2016).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Birán.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 91 years old in Havana. [ref]
Goh Keng Swee
Former deputy prime minister of singapore (1918-2010).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Malacca.
Died May 14th, 2010 at 91 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Abdullah Ibrahim
South african pianist and composer (1934–2026).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died June 15th, 2026 at 91 years old in Prien am Chiemsee. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe