Dead at age 91

1,068 Notable deaths

Judith Krantz

American writer.

Born January 9th, 1928 in New York City.

Died June 22nd, 2019 at 91 years old in Bel Air. [ref]

Margherita Hack

Italian astrophysicist and popular science writer (1922-2013).

Born June 12th, 1922 in Florence.

Died June 29th, 2013 at 91 years old in Trieste (heart failure).

Mort Drucker

American caricaturist and comics artist (1929–2020).

Born March 22nd, 1929 in Brooklyn.

Died April 9th, 2020 at 91 years old in Orange County. [ref]

Jack Sharkey

American boxer (1902–1994).

Born October 26th, 1902 in Binghamton.

Died August 17th, 1994 at 91 years old in Beverly.

Masaji Kitano

Japanese businessman (1894-1986).

Born July 14th, 1894 in Tokyo.

Died May 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Tokyo.

Govan Mbeki

South african politician (1910-2001).

Born July 9th, 1910 in Mbewuleni.

Died August 30th, 2001 at 91 years old in Port Elizabeth.

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and nobel laureate (1903-1995).

Born October 6th, 1903 in Abbeyside.

Died June 25th, 1995 at 91 years old in Belfast.

Viktor Shklovsky

Russian writer.

Born January 24th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Carl Djerassi

American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015).

Born October 29th, 1923 in Vienna.

Died January 30th, 2015 at 91 years old in San Francisco (cancer).

Quett Masire

President of botswana (1925-2017).

Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kanye.

Died June 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old in Gaborone (surgical complications). [ref]

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