In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
David Marshall Lang
British historian.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Bromley.
Died March 20th, 1991 at 66 years old in Harlow.
Ahmed Arif
Turkish poet (1927–1991).
Born April 21st, 1927 in Diyarbakır.
Died June 2nd, 1991 at 64 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Marguerite Williams
American geologist.
Born December 24th, 1895 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1991 at 95 years old
Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer (1906-1991).
Died December 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in Råsunda church parish.
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
French novelist (1909-1991).
Born March 14th, 1909 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1991 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Eitan Livni
Israeli politician (1919–1991).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Hrodna.
Died December 27th, 1991 at 72 years old in Israel.
Georges Beuchat
Schuba dive pioneer (1910–1991).
Born February 11th, 1910 in Marseille.
Died October 20th, 1991 at 81 years old in Cassis.
Eugène Lourié
French film director (1903-1991).
Born April 8th, 1903 in Russian Empire.
Died May 26th, 1991 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Anton Yugov
Bulgarian politician (1904–1991).
Born August 4th, 1904 in Polykastro. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1991 at 86 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Michael Westphal
West german tennis player (1965–1991).
Born February 19th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 26 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Clifford Campbell
Jamaican politician (1892-1991).
Born June 28th, 1892 in Westmoreland Parish.
Died September 28th, 1991 at 99 years old
Abel Kiviat
American athletics competitor.
Born June 23rd, 1892 in Manhattan.
Died August 24th, 1991 at 99 years old in Lakehurst (prostate cancer).
Viviane Romance
French actress (1912–1991).
Born July 4th, 1912 in Roubaix.
Died September 25th, 1991 at 79 years old in Nice.
Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Italian novelist (1955-1991).
Born September 14th, 1955 in Correggio.
Died December 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Reggio Emilia (death from AIDS-related complications).
Enzo Cerusico
Italian actor (1937-1991).
Born October 22nd, 1937 in Rome.
Died November 26th, 1991 at 54 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Walter M. Elsasser
German-american physicist.
Born April 20th, 1904 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1991 at 87 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Daniel Prenn
German-british tennis player.
Born September 7th, 1904 in Vilnius.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Dorking (Alzheimer's disease).
Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Georgian composer (1925–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1925 in Gori.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist (1933-1991).
Born December 14th, 1933 in Wichita Falls.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Georges Poulet
Belgian literary critic (1902-1991).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Liège.
Died December 31st, 1991 at 89 years old in Brussels.
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
German author.
Born December 9th, 1916 in Hamburg.
Died August 21st, 1991 at 74 years old in Poschiavo.
Howie Dallmar
American basketball player and coach (1922–1991).
Born May 24th, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died December 19th, 1991 at 69 years old in San Francisco (heart failure).
Gabriel Celaya
Spanish poet (1911–1991).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Hernani. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1991 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Patriarch German of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia (1899–1991).
Born August 19th, 1899 in Jošanička Banja.
Died August 27th, 1991 at 92 years old in Belgrade.
Adina Mandlová
Czech actress (1910–1991).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1991 at 81 years old in Příbram (tuberculosis). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young