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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Forrest Towns
American hurdler (1914–1991).
Born February 6th, 1914 in Fitzgerald.
Died April 9th, 1991 at 77 years old in Athens.
Joe Hulme
British footballer and football manager (1904-1991).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Stafford.
Died September 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Winchmore Hill.
Boris Papandopulo
Croatian composer (1906–1991).
Born February 25th, 1906 in Bad Honnef.
Died October 17th, 1991 at 85 years old in Zagreb.
Heinz Brücher
German ss officer and botanist (1915-1991).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 76 years old in Ugarteche.
Elie Siegmeister
American composer (1909-1991).
Born January 15th, 1909 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1991 at 82 years old in Manhasset. [ref]
Concetto Lo Bello
Italian football referee (1924-1991).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Syracuse.
Died September 9th, 1991 at 67 years old in Syracuse.
Claude Cahen
French marxist orientalist and historian (1909–1991).
Born February 26th, 1909 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 18th, 1991 at 82 years old in Savigny-sur-Orge.
Ken Uehara
Japanese actor (1909–1991).
Born October 7th, 1909 in Tokyo.
Died November 23rd, 1991 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Henri Lhote
French anthropologist (1903–1991).
Born May 16th, 1903 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1991 at 87 years old in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]
Hans Zassenhaus
German mathematician (1912–1991).
Born May 28th, 1912 in Koblenz.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Columbus.
Trude Herr
German actress and singer (1927-1991).
Born May 4th, 1927 in Cologne.
Died March 16th, 1991 at 63 years old in Lauris.
Alfons Goppel
German politician (1905-1991).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Reinhausen.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 86 years old in Johannesberg.
Allan Wilson
New zealand biologist (1934-1991).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Ngāruawāhia.
Died July 21st, 1991 at 56 years old in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Vasco Pratolini
Italian writer (1913-1991).
Born October 19th, 1913 in Florence.
Died January 12th, 1991 at 77 years old in Rome.
Gladys Hulette
American actress (1896-1991).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Arcade.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 95 years old in Montebello (disease).
Otto Friedrich Bollnow
German philosopher and teacher (1903–1991).
Born March 14th, 1903 in Szczecin.
Died February 7th, 1991 at 87 years old in Tübingen.
Katia Krafft
French volcanologist (1942–1991).
Born April 17th, 1942 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin.
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 49 years old in Mount Unzen (pyroclastic flow, volcanic eruption).
Abdurrahman Sharafkandi
Kurdish poet (1920-1991).
Born June 9th, 1920 in Mahabad.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 70 years old in Karaj.
Max Rostal
British-austrian violinist.
Born August 7th, 1905 in Cieszyn.
Died August 6th, 1991 at 85 years old in Bern.
Dagmar Lange
Swedish writer (1914–1991).
Born March 31st, 1914 in Västerås.
Died October 9th, 1991 at 77 years old in Nora.
Miodrag Bulatović
Montenegrin writer (1930–1991).
Born February 20th, 1930 in Bijelo Polje.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 61 years old in Igalo.
Salatyn Asgarova
Azerbaijani journalist and national heroine (1961-1991).
Born December 16th, 1961 in Baku.
Died January 9th, 1991 at 29 years old in Lachin.
Randolfo Pacciardi
Italian politician (1899-1991).
Born January 1st, 1899 in Giuncarico.
Died April 14th, 1991 at 92 years old in Rome.
Siniša Glavašević
Croatian journalist (1960–1991).
Born November 4th, 1960 in Vukovar.
Died November 20th, 1991 at 31 years old in Croatia.
Salvo Randone
Italian actor (1906–1991).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Syracuse.
Died March 6th, 1991 at 84 years old in Rome.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 671
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