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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Fiorenzo Marini
Italian fencer (1914–1991).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 76 years old in Chieri.
Nikolai Bagley
Basketball player (1937–1991).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Kyiv.
Died March 3rd, 1991 at 54 years old in Kyiv.
José Miguel Barandiarán
Basque anthropologist, etnologist and archaeologist (1889–1991).
Born December 31st, 1889 in Ataun.
Died December 21st, 1991 at 101 years old in Ataun.
Gösta Persson
Swedish swimmer (1904–1991).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died February 23rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Malmö.
John Middleton
British racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 summer olympics.
Born June 21st, 1906 in Coventry.
Died January 24th, 1991 at 84 years old in Bromsgrove.
Andrés Gómez
Basketball player (1913–1991).
Born November 30th, 1913 in Guadalajara.
Died July 26th, 1991 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
István Messzi
Hungarian weightlifter (1961–1991).
Born June 29th, 1961 in Kiskunfélegyháza.
Died May 9th, 1991 at 29 years old in Tolna County (traffic collision).
Henri Lemoine
French cyclist (1909–1991).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Massy.
Died September 21st, 1991 at 82 years old in Malakoff.
Bernard Laidebeur
French athlete (1942–1991).
Born July 11th, 1942 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 21st, 1991 at 48 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Abraham Charité
Dutch weightlifter (1917–1991).
Born August 25th, 1917 in The Hague.
Died February 26th, 1991 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Lars Wolfbrandt
Athletics competitor (1928–1991).
Born December 8th, 1928.
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 62 years old in Örebro.
Leif Wikström
Sailor (1918–1991).
Born August 18th, 1918 in Lysekil.
Died January 27th, 1991 at 72 years old in Lysekil Municipality.
Ambrus Nagy
Fencer (1927–1991).
Born August 20th, 1927 in Budapest.
Died July 18th, 1991 at 63 years old in The Hague (traffic collision).
Adriaan Katte
Field hockey player (1900-1991).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died June 4th, 1991 at 90 years old in Bennebroek.
Bruno Pellizzari
Italian racing cyclist (1907-1991).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Milan.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 84 years old in Milan.
Innozenz Stangl
Olympic gymnast (1911–1991).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Jesenwang.
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 80 years old in Jesenwang.
Franz Keller
Swiss psychologist and christian marxist or socialist christian pacifist and editor (1913-1991).
Born May 19th, 1913 in Solothurn.
Died September 12th, 1991 at 78 years old in Switzerland.
Ely do Amparo
Brazilian footballer (1921–1991).
Born May 14th, 1921 in Paracambi.
Died March 9th, 1991 at 69 years old in Paracambi.
Arnold Chernushevich
Fencer (1933–1991).
Born January 15th, 1933 in Minsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1991 at 58 years old [ref]
David Neville
Ice hockey player (1908–1991).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Hamilton.
Died October 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in Westmount.
Georg Strobl
German ice hockey player (1910-1991).
Born February 9th, 1910 in Munich.
Died May 10th, 1991 at 81 years old in Munich.
Renée Garilhe
Fencer (1923–1991).
Born June 15th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1991 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Károly Bartha
Hungarian swimmer (1907-1991).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 1991 at 83 years old in Boston.
Alfredo Viejo Sánchez
Mexican footballer.
Born June 8th, 1908 in Orizaba.
Died April 15th, 1991 at 82 years old
Pyotr Pochynchuk
Belarusian racewalker (1954-1991).
Born July 26th, 1954 in Liachaŭcy.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 37 years old in Hrodna.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin