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Dead at age 91
1,159 Notable deaths
Oliver Smithies
Biochemistry, genetics, nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2007.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Halifax.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Roland Michener
Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1900-1991).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Lacombe. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1991 at 91 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Jimmy Hogan
English football coach (1882–1974).
Born October 16th, 1882 in Nelson.
Died January 30th, 1974 at 91 years old in Burnley.
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor.
Born May 9th, 1914 in Barletta. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Brescia. [ref]
Neale Fraser
Australian tennis player (1933–2024).
Born October 3rd, 1933 in St Kilda.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 91 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Abdur Rahman Biswas
Bangladeshi politician (1926-2017).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Shaistabad.
Died November 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Dhaka (respiratory failure). [ref]
Richard Rush
American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer (1929-2021).
Born April 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009).
Born April 28th, 1917 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2009 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003).
Born January 29th, 1912 in Pierce City.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Armada.
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur (1917–2008).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson