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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Harry Giese
German actor (1903-1991).
Born March 2nd, 1903 in Magdeburg.
Died January 20th, 1991 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Louis Seigner
French actor (1903-1991).
Born June 23rd, 1903 in Saint-Chef.
Died January 20th, 1991 at 87 years old in Paris (conflagration).
André Cools
Belgian politician (1927–1991).
Born August 1st, 1927 in Flémalle-Grande.
Died July 18th, 1991 at 63 years old in Avenue de l'Observatoire.
Albert Lord
American academic (1912-1991).
Born September 15th, 1912 in Boston.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 78 years old in Cambridge.
Gitta Alpár
Hungarian-born opera and operetta soprano.
Born March 5th, 1903 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1991 at 87 years old in Palm Springs.
Edmond Jabès
French writer and poet (1912–1991).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Cairo.
Died January 2nd, 1991 at 78 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Jean Bruller
French author and illustrator (1902–1991).
Born February 26th, 1902 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 10th, 1991 at 89 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
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]
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
Greek eastern orthodox monk and saint.
Born February 20th, 1906.
Died December 2nd, 1991 at 85 years old in Mount Athos.
Giacomo Manzù
Italian artist (1908-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1991 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lin Fengmian
Chinese painter (1900-1991).
Born November 22nd, 1900 in Jiaying Zhou.
Died August 12th, 1991 at 90 years old in Hong Kong.
Jan Gonda
Dutch indologist (1905–1991).
Born April 14th, 1905 in Gouda.
Died July 28th, 1991 at 86 years old in Utrecht.
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (1906-1991).
Born February 20th, 1906 in Miram.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Rina Zelyonaya
Soviet actress (1901-1991).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Tashkent.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Last titular duke of saxe-altenburg (1900-1991).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Potsdam.
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Rendsburg.
Gaston Monnerville
French guiana politician (1897–1991).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Cayenne.
Died November 7th, 1991 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Zino Francescatti
French violinist.
Born August 9th, 1902 in Marseille.
Died September 17th, 1991 at 89 years old in La Ciotat.
Antoine Berman
French translator, philosopher, and historian (1942-1991).
Born June 24th, 1942 in Argenton-sur-Creuse.
Died November 22nd, 1991 at 49 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Mudashiru Lawal
Nigerian footballer (1954-1991).
Born June 8th, 1954 in Abeokuta.
Died July 6th, 1991 at 37 years old in Ibadan.
Roman Wilhelmi
Polish actor (1936-1991).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Poznań. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1991 at 55 years old in Warsaw (liver cancer). [ref]
George Abecassis
Racecar driver.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died December 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Ibstone. [ref]
Baruch Ashlag
Polish rabbi (1907-1991).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died September 13th, 1991 at 84 years old in Bnei Brak.
John Bartha
(1915–1991) actor.
Born February 6th, 1915 in Miercurea Ciuc.
Died March 7th, 1991 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Paul-Émile Léger
Canadian catholic cardinal (1904–1991).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Died November 13th, 1991 at 87 years old in Montreal (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 671
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