Dead at age 91

1,038 Notable deaths

Alvin M. Weinberg

American nuclear physicist.

Born April 20th, 1915 in Chicago.

Died October 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]

Ira Clarence Eaker

United states air force general (1896-1987).

Born April 13th, 1896 in Pontotoc. [ref]

Died August 6th, 1987 at 91 years old in Joint Base Andrews. [ref]

Dino Risi

Italian film director (1916-2008).

Born December 23rd, 1916 in Milan. [ref]

Died June 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]

Vladimir Prelog

Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).

Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.

Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.

Georges Canguilhem

French philosopher (1904-1995).

Born June 4th, 1904 in Castelnaudary. [ref]

Died September 11th, 1995 at 91 years old in Marly-le-Roi. [ref]

Buddy Van Horn

American stunt coordinator and film director (1929-2021).

Born August 20th, 1929 in Los Angeles.

Died May 11th, 2021 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.

Reginald Crundall Punnett

British geneticist, zoologist (1875-1967).

Born June 20th, 1875 in Tonbridge.

Died January 3rd, 1967 at 91 years old in Bilbrook Lodge.

Manfred Eigen

German biophysical chemist (1927-2019).

Born May 9th, 1927 in Bochum.

Died February 6th, 2019 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

Dominique Lapierre

French writer.

Born July 30th, 1931 in Châtelaillon-Plage.

Died December 4th, 2022 at 91 years old in Sainte-Maxime. [ref]

Ernst Krenek

Austrian-american composer.

Born August 23rd, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.

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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder