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Dead at age 91

1,381 Notable deaths

Axel Munthe

Swedish physician (1857-1949).

Born October 31st, 1857 in Döderhults parish.

Died February 11th, 1949 at 91 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (tuberculosis).

Ghulam Azam

Bangladeshi politician (1922-2014).

Born November 7th, 1922 in Dhaka.

Died October 23rd, 2014 at 91 years old in Dhaka (stroke).

J. P. Donleavy

Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).

Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn.

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.

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 (1898–1989).

Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles.

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

Edward Johnson, III

American investor and businessperson (1930–2022).

Born June 29th, 1930 in Milton.

Died March 23rd, 2022 at 91 years old in Wellington. [ref]

Harry Emerson Fosdick

American pastor (1878-1969).

Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.

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

Vijaya Mehta

Indian actress.

Born November 4th, 1934 in Baroda State, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Died June 30th, 2026 at 91 years old in Maharashtra, Mumbai, India.

A. Y. Jackson

Canadian painter (1882-1974).

Born October 3rd, 1882 in Montreal.

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

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