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Dead at age 91

1,159 Notable deaths

J. P. Donleavy

Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).

Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Mullingar (stroke). [ref]

Luigi Colani

German industrial designer and design professor (1928-2019).

Born August 2nd, 1928 in Berlin. [ref]

Died September 16th, 2019 at 91 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]

Peter Gay

German-american historian and author (1923-2015).

Born June 20th, 1923 in Berlin.

Died May 12th, 2015 at 91 years old in Manhattan.

Scott O'Dell

American children's writer.

Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer). [ref]

Harry Emerson Fosdick

American pastor (1878-1969).

Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.

Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.

A. Y. Jackson

Canadian painter (1882-1974).

Born October 3rd, 1882 in Montreal.

Died April 5th, 1974 at 91 years old in Kleinburg.

Dena Dietrich

American actress (1928-2020).

Born December 4th, 1928 in Pittsburgh.

Died November 21st, 2020 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Lee Fierro

American actress.

Born February 13th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Aurora (COVID-19). [ref]

Filip Müller

Slovak-born jewish holocaust survivor and author (1922-2013).

Born January 3rd, 1922 in Sereď. [ref]

Died November 9th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mannheim.

Diana Baumrind

Clinical and developmental psychologist.

Born August 23rd, 1927 in New York City.

Died September 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Oakland. [ref]

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