In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Jean Langlais
French composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser (1907–1991).
Born February 15th, 1907 in La Fontenelle.
Died May 8th, 1991 at 84 years old in Paris.
Muhammad Musa
Pakistani hazara general (1908–1991).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Quetta.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 82 years old in Quetta.
Kalina Jędrusik
Actress (1931-1991).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Częstochowa. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Warsaw (asthma).
Karl Chmielewski
Ss officer (1903-1991).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Frankfurt.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 88 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Charles E. Osgood
American psychologist (1916–1991).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Somerville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 74 years old in Illinois.
Gordon Pirie
Athletics competitor (1931–1991).
Born February 10th, 1931 in Leeds.
Died December 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lymington (cholangiocarcinoma).
Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist (1897–1991).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Easton.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 93 years old in St. Petersburg.
Yasushi Inoue
Japanese writer (1907–1991).
Born May 6th, 1907 in Hokkaido.
Died January 29th, 1991 at 83 years old in Tokyo.
Renato Rascel
Italian actor (1912–1991).
Born April 27th, 1912 in Turin.
Died January 2nd, 1991 at 78 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Yusuf Idris
Egyptian writer (1927-1991).
Born May 19th, 1927 in Elmaady.
Died August 1st, 1991 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Spanish countess (1907–1991).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1991 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Grigoris Vlastos
Greek scholar of ancient philosophy (1907–1991).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Istanbul.
Died October 12th, 1991 at 84 years old in Berkeley.
Andreas Floer
German mathematician (1956–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1956 in Duisburg.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 34 years old in Bochum.
Prince Gorm of Denmark
Danish prince (1919–1991).
Born February 24th, 1919 in Schæffergården.
Died December 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Mona Maris
Argentine actress.
Born November 7th, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires (lung disease).
Muriel Box
British film director and writer (1905-1991).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Died May 18th, 1991 at 85 years old in London.
John King Fairbank
American sinologist (1907-1991).
Died September 14th, 1991 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Falk Harnack
German stage and film director (1913–1991).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in Stuttgart.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Antônio de Castro Mayer
Catholic bishop (1904–1991).
Born June 20th, 1904 in Campinas.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro, campos (respiratory failure).
Mario Scelba
Italian politician (1901–1991).
Born September 5th, 1901 in Caltagirone.
Died October 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Helmut Walcha
German organist (1907–1991).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1991 at 83 years old in Frankfurt.
Taslim Olawale Elias
Nigerian judge (1914–1991).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Lagos.
Died August 14th, 1991 at 76 years old in Lagos.
Susumu Fujita
Japanese actor (1912–1991).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Kurume.
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 79 years old in Shibuya (liver cancer).
Willi Boskovsky
Austrian musician (1909–1991).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died April 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Visp.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 671
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou