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Dead at age 91

1,013 Notable deaths

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).

Born October 25th, 1881 in Málaga. [ref]

Died April 8th, 1973 at 91 years old in Mougins (heart failure, pulmonary edema). [ref]

Hugh Hefner

American businessman and magazine publisher (1926-2017).

Born April 9th, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]

Died September 27th, 2017 at 91 years old in Playboy Mansion (sepsis). [ref]

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the soviet union from 1985 to 1991.

Born March 2nd, 1931 in Privolnoye. [ref]

Died August 30th, 2022 at 91 years old in Central Clinical Hospital. [ref]

Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer (1933–2024).

Born March 14th, 1933 in Chicago. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2024 at 91 years old in Bel Air (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021).

Born December 13th, 1929 in Toronto.

Died February 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in Weston. [ref]

Jerry Lewis

American actor, comedian and filmmaker.

Born March 16th, 1926 in Newark.

Died August 20th, 2017 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Julia Child

American chef.

Born August 15th, 1912 in Pasadena. [ref]

Died August 13th, 2004 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara (kidney failure). [ref]

Augusto Pinochet

Dictador, general, politician of chile (1915-2006).

Born November 25th, 1915 in Valparaíso. [ref]

Died December 10th, 2006 at 91 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021).

Born November 15th, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died August 29th, 2021 at 91 years old in Tarzana.

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959).

Born June 8th, 1867 in Richland Center. [ref]

Died April 9th, 1959 at 91 years old in Phoenix (surgical complications). [ref]

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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)