In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Bert T. Combs
American federal judge; governor of kentucky (1911–1991).
Born August 13th, 1911 in Manchester.
Died December 4th, 1991 at 80 years old in Powell County (hypothermia).
Étienne Decroux
French actor and mime (1898–1991).
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Blago Zadro
Croatian army officer (1944–1991).
Born March 31st, 1944 in Donji Mamići.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 47 years old in Borovo Naselje.
Robert McCall
Canadian ice dancer (1958–1991).
Born September 14th, 1958 in Halifax.
Died November 15th, 1991 at 33 years old in Ottawa (brain cancer).
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian (1901-1991).
Born January 13th, 1901 in Bedford.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 90 years old in Choteau.
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991).
Born November 19th, 1911 in Neunkirchen.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 80 years old in Essen.
Ragnar Granit
Finnish scientist (1900–1991).
Born October 30th, 1900 in Riihimäki.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Jack Crawford
Australian tennis player (1908-1991).
Born March 22nd, 1908 in Albury.
Died September 10th, 1991 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Pat O'Callaghan
Irish athletics competitor (1905-1991).
Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.
Vedat Dalokay
Turkish architect and statesperson (1927–1991).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Elazığ.
Died March 21st, 1991 at 63 years old in Kırıkkale (traffic collision).
Walter Reder
Austrian ss officer and war criminal (1915-1991).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Jeseník.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Bibha Chowdhuri
Indian cosmic ray physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1913 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Héctor Rial
Argentine footballer (1928–1991).
Born October 14th, 1928 in Pergamino.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Petro Marko
Writer (1913–1991).
Born November 25th, 1913 in Drymades.
Died December 27th, 1991 at 78 years old in Albania.
Aladár Gerevich
Hungarian fencer (1910-1991).
Born March 16th, 1910 in Jászberény.
Died May 14th, 1991 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Morton Smith
American historian and academic (1915–1991).
Born May 28th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 76 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Adrian Quist
Australian tennis player (1913–1991).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Medindie.
Died November 17th, 1991 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Ali Sabri
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1920–1991).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Sharqia Governorate.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Vasko Popa
Serbian writer (1922-1991).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Grebenac. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Bud Freeman
American musician (1906–1991).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Ursula Hirschmann
German activist (1913-1991).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Berlin.
Died January 8th, 1991 at 77 years old in Rome.
Jack Yellen
American lyricist and screenwriter (1892–1991).
Born July 6th, 1892 in Raczki.
Died April 17th, 1991 at 98 years old in Springville.
Edwina Booth
Actress (1904-1991).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Provo.
Died May 18th, 1991 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Robin Hill
British biochemist (1899-1991).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Leamington Spa.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 91 years old in Cambridge.
Jean Bellette
Australian artist (1908–1991).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Hobart.
Died March 16th, 1991 at 82 years old in Palma.
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein