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Dead at age 91
1,161 Notable deaths
André Martinet
French linguist (1908-1999).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Saint-Alban-des-Villards. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1999 at 91 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Ralph Kronig
German physicist noted for the discovery of particle spin and for his theory of x-ray absorption spectroscopy.
Born March 10th, 1904 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Zeist. [ref]
Olof Lagercrantz
Swedish writer.
Born March 10th, 1911 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Polish operatic soprano (1930–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Lentvaris. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2021 at 91 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Sidney Darlington
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.
Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.
Hassan Taqizadeh
Iranian diplomat and politician (1878–1970).
Born September 27th, 1878 in Tabriz.
Died January 28th, 1970 at 91 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Thích Quảng Độ
Vietnamese buddhist monk (1928-2020).
Born November 27th, 1928 in Thái Bình.
Died February 22nd, 2020 at 91 years old in Huế (diabetes). [ref]
Orna Porat
Israeli-german actress and director who converted to judaism.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 91 years old in Israel (disease). [ref]
François Leterrier
French film director and actor (1929-2020).
Born May 26th, 1929 in Margny-lès-Compiègne. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
German screenwriter, film director and writer.
Born March 13th, 1931 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2022 at 91 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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