Dead at age 91
1,161 Notable deaths
Louis Bouyer
French theologian and minister (1913–2004).
Born February 17th, 1913 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 23rd, 2004 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Michel Jouvet
French neurobiologist (1925-2017).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Villeurbanne. [ref]
William Heinesen
Faroese danish-language writer (1900-1991).
Born January 15th, 1900 in Tórshavn. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1991 at 91 years old in Tórshavn. [ref]
William E. Thornton
American astronaut.
Born April 14th, 1929 in Faison.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 91 years old in Boerne. [ref]
Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Kunda.
Died September 10th, 1985 at 91 years old in Bangor.
Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov
Belarusian military personnel (1925–2017).
Born September 19th, 1925 in Minsk.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Kurt Biedenkopf
German politician (1930–2021).
Born January 28th, 1930 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2021 at 91 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Olga Preobrajenska
Prima ballerina and ballet teacher (1871–1962).
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1962 at 91 years old in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
John Joubert
British composer of south african descent.
Born March 20th, 1927 in Cape Town.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 91 years old [ref]
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