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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Theo Laseroms
Dutch footballer and manager (1940-1991).
Born March 8th, 1940 in Roosendaal.
Died April 25th, 1991 at 51 years old in Zwolle (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Poppe
Russian-american linguist (1897–1991).
Born August 8th, 1897 in Yantai. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1991 at 93 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Wilhelm Hahnemann
Austrian footballer (1914-1991).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Schubert Gambetta
Uruguayan footballer (1920-1991).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 71 years old in Montevideo.
Oswald von Nell-Breuning
German theologian (1890-1991).
Born March 8th, 1890 in Trier.
Died August 21st, 1991 at 101 years old in Frankfurt.
Hans Nüsslein
German tennis player (1910–1991).
Born March 31st, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died June 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Altenkirchen.
George Lott
Us tennis player (1906–1991).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Springfield.
Died December 3rd, 1991 at 85 years old in Chicago.
Pietro Ferraris
Italian footballer (1912-1991).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Vercelli.
Died October 11th, 1991 at 79 years old in Vercelli.
James Darcy Freeman
Catholic cardinal (1907-1991).
Born November 19th, 1907 in Annandale.
Died March 16th, 1991 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Arkady Migdal
Soviet physicist (1911-1991).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lida.
Died February 9th, 1991 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Eva Bosáková
Gymnast (1931–1991).
Born December 18th, 1931 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1991 at 59 years old in Prague. [ref]
Malcolm Frager
American pianist (1935–1991).
Born January 15th, 1935 in St. Louis.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 56 years old in Lenox.
Cella Delavrancea
Romanian pianist, writer and educator.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Bucharest.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 103 years old in Bucharest.
Luigi Pareyson
Italian philosopher (1918–1991).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Piasco.
Died September 8th, 1991 at 73 years old in Milan.
Elisaveta Bagryana
Bulgarian poet and writer (1893–1991).
Born April 28th, 1893 in Sofia.
Died March 24th, 1991 at 97 years old in Sofia.
Jean Van Houtte
Belgian politician (1907–1991).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Ghent.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Rosalina Abejo
Filipina composer and conductor (1922–1991).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Tagoloan.
Died June 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Fresno.
Louis Joxe
French politician (1901–1991).
Born September 16th, 1901 in Bourg-la-Reine.
Died April 6th, 1991 at 89 years old in Paris.
Lena Mukhina
Russian writer (1924-1991).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Ufa.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Tamara Khanum
Uzbek dancer of armenian heritage (1906-1991).
Born March 29th, 1906 in Fergana.
Died June 30th, 1991 at 85 years old in Tashkent.
Ho Jong-suk
Independence activist and writer, journalist, communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991).
Born July 16th, 1908 in Seoul.
Died June 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Antoine Blondin
French journalist (1922–1991).
Born April 11th, 1922 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 6th, 1991 at 69 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Julián Orbón
Spanish composer (1925–1991).
Born August 7th, 1925 in Avilés.
Died May 21st, 1991 at 65 years old in Miami.
Nasirdin Isanov
Prime minister of kyrgyzstan (1943–1991).
Born November 7th, 1943 in Nookat District.
Died November 29th, 1991 at 48 years old in Manas (traffic collision).
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