In the year 1991

671 Notable deaths

James Roosevelt

Son of u.s. president franklin d. roosevelt (1907-1991).

Born December 23rd, 1907 in New York City.

Died August 13th, 1991 at 83 years old in Newport Beach.

Lee Atwater

American political consultant and strategist (1951–1991).

Born February 27th, 1951 in Atlanta.

Died March 29th, 1991 at 40 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).

John Russell

American actor (1921–1991).

Born January 3rd, 1921 in Los Angeles.

Died January 19th, 1991 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

Paul Brown

American football coach (1908–1991).

Born September 7th, 1908 in Norwalk.

Died August 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.

Gene Clark

American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist.

Born November 17th, 1944 in Tipton.

Died May 24th, 1991 at 46 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).

Yves Montand

French-italian actor and singer (1921–1991).

Born October 13th, 1921 in Monsummano Terme.

Died November 9th, 1991 at 70 years old in Senlis (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Martha Graham

American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991).

Born May 11th, 1894 in Allegheny.

Died April 1st, 1991 at 96 years old in New York.

Ronald Lacey

British actor (1935–1991).

Born September 28th, 1935 in Harrow.

Died May 15th, 1991 at 55 years old in London (liver failure, liver cancer).

Aldo Ray

American actor (1926-1991).

Born September 25th, 1926 in Northampton County.

Died March 27th, 1991 at 64 years old in Martinez (esophageal cancer).

Sōichirō Honda

Japanese engineer and industrialist.

Born November 17th, 1906 in Shizuoka.

Died August 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Tokyo, Juntendo University Hospital (liver failure).

Tom of Finland

Finnish artist (1920–1991).

Born May 8th, 1920 in Kaarina. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1991 at 71 years old in Helsinki (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Lazar Kaganovich

Soviet politician (1893–1991).

Born November 22nd, 1893 in Dibrova.

Died July 25th, 1991 at 97 years old in Moscow.

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer (1908–1991).

Born May 23rd, 1908 in Madison.

Died January 30th, 1991 at 82 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).

Bill Graham

German-born jewish-american impresario and rock concert promoter (1931–1991).

Born January 8th, 1931 in Berlin.

Died October 25th, 1991 at 60 years old in Vallejo (helicopter crash). [ref]

Leo Durocher

American baseball player and coach (1905–1991).

Born July 27th, 1905 in Hampden County.

Died October 7th, 1991 at 86 years old in Palm Springs.

Diana Turbay

Colombian journalist (1950-1991).

Born March 8th, 1950 in Bogotá.

Died January 25th, 1991 at 40 years old in Medellín.

Dottie West

American country music singer and songwriter (1932–1991).

Born October 11th, 1932 in McMinnville.

Died September 4th, 1991 at 58 years old in Nashville (traffic collision).

Margot Fonteyn

British ballerina.

Born May 18th, 1919 in Reigate.

Died February 21st, 1991 at 71 years old in Panama City (ovarian cancer).

Don Siegel

American film director (1912–1991).

Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago.

Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer).

Peggy Ashcroft

British actress (1907-1991).

Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey.

Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).

Keye Luke

American actor (1904–1991).

Born June 18th, 1904 in Guangzhou.

Died January 12th, 1991 at 86 years old in Whittier (stroke).

Wilfrid Hyde-White

British actor (1903–1991).

Born May 12th, 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water.

Died May 6th, 1991 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.

Eleanor Audley

American actress (1905-1991).

Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.

Died November 25th, 1991 at 86 years old in North Hollywood (respiratory failure).

Leo Fender

American inventor and founder of the fender company (1909–1991).

Born August 10th, 1909 in Anaheim.

Died March 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Fullerton (Parkinson's disease).

Durga Khote

Indian actress (1905–1991).

Born January 13th, 1905 in Mumbai.

Died September 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Mumbai.

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