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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Franco Maria Malfatti
Italian politician (1927–1991).
Died December 10th, 1991 at 64 years old in Rome.
Preston Cloud
American earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist (1912–1991).
Born September 26th, 1912 in Upton.
Died January 16th, 1991 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Yulia Drunina
Soviet poet (1924–1991).
Born May 10th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 67 years old in Sovietsky Pisatel (asphyxia, carbon monoxide poisoning).
Tatul Krpeyan
Armenian hero (1965-1991).
Born April 21st, 1965 in Tatul.
Died April 30th, 1991 at 26 years old in Çaykənd.
Lea Padovani
Italian actress (1923–1991).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Montalto di Castro.
Died June 23rd, 1991 at 67 years old in Rome.
Olga Spessivtseva
Russian ballet dancer (1895–1991).
Born July 18th, 1895 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died September 16th, 1991 at 96 years old in New York City.
Lydia Cabrera
Afro-cuban anthropologist (1899-1991).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Havana. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1991 at 91 years old in Miami.
Carol Dempster
American actress (1901–1991).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Duluth.
Died February 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Luigi Zampa
Italian film director (1905-1991).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 1991 at 86 years old in Rome.
Jiří Mucha
Czech writer.
Born March 12th, 1915 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1991 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Italian opera singer (1920-1991).
Born November 6th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 70 years old in Bloomington.
Mikheil Meskhi
Georgian footballer (1937-1991).
Born January 12th, 1937 in Tbilisi.
Died July 12th, 1991 at 54 years old in Tbilisi.
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
Turkish composer (1907–1991).
Born September 7th, 1907 in İzmir.
Died January 6th, 1991 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Natalie Kingston
American actress (1905–1991).
Born May 19th, 1905 in Vallejo.
Died February 2nd, 1991 at 85 years old in West Hills (disease).
June Storey
Canadian-american actress (1918–1991).
Born April 20th, 1918 in Toronto.
Died December 18th, 1991 at 73 years old in Vista (cancer).
Béla Balassa
Hungarian economist (1928–1991).
Born April 6th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died May 10th, 1991 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Domingo Tarasconi
Argentine association football player (1903-1991).
Born December 20th, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 3rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tadashi Imai
Japanese film director (1912–1991).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died November 22nd, 1991 at 79 years old in Tokyo, Sōka-shi.
Florence Gilbert
American actress (1904-1991).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Sylmar.
Piero Lulli
Italian actor (1923-1991).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Florence.
Died June 23rd, 1991 at 68 years old in Rome.
Gino Colaussi
Italian footballer (1914-1991).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Gradisca d'Isonzo.
Died July 27th, 1991 at 77 years old in Trieste.
Hans Bender
German psychologist (1907-1991).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died May 7th, 1991 at 84 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Daniel Oduber Quirós
37th president of costa rica (1921-1991).
Born August 25th, 1921 in San José.
Died October 13th, 1991 at 70 years old in Escazú.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams