In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-american writer (1904–1991).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Leoncin, Radzymin. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1991 at 87 years old in Surfside, Miami (stroke).
Diane Brewster
American actress (1931-1991).
Born March 11th, 1931 in Kansas City.
Died November 12th, 1991 at 60 years old in Studio City (disease).
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926–1991).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Hartford.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer, AIDS related disease).
Ismat Chughtai
Indian writer.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Budaun. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Arthur Lewis
Saint lucian economist (1915–1991).
Born January 23rd, 1915 in Castries.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Bridgetown.
Coral Browne
Australian-american actress (1913-1991).
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Melbourne.
Died May 29th, 1991 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, breast cancer).
Mimi Smith
Aunt and parental guardian of john lennon (1903–1991).
Born April 24th, 1903 in Liverpool.
Died December 6th, 1991 at 88 years old in Poole.
John Hoyt
American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991).
Born October 5th, 1905 in Bronxville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 85 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).
Poon Lim
Chinese sailor of the british merchant navy.
Born March 8th, 1918 in Hainan.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.
Red Grange
American football player (1903-1991).
Born June 13th, 1903 in Sullivan County.
Died January 28th, 1991 at 87 years old in Lake Wales (pneumonia).
Henri Lefebvre
French philosopher (1901-1991).
Born June 16th, 1901 in Hagetmau.
Died June 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Navarrenx.
James Irwin
American astronaut (1930-1991).
Born March 17th, 1930 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 61 years old in Glenwood Springs (myocardial infarction).
Irwin Allen
Film producer (1916-1991).
Born June 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Arno Breker
German sculptor and architect (1900–1991).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
John Heinz
American businessman and politician (1938–1991).
Born October 23rd, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 4th, 1991 at 52 years old in Lower Merion Township.
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing.
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny.
John Tower
American senator from texas and chairman of the tower commission (1925-1991).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Houston.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 65 years old in Brunswick.
Jerzy Kosiński
Polish-american novelist.
Died May 3rd, 1991 at 57 years old in New York City (barbiturate overdose).
Olav V of Norway
King of norway (1903-1991).
Born July 2nd, 1903 in Appleton House.
Died January 17th, 1991 at 87 years old in The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnny Eck
American entertainer (1911-1991).
Born August 27th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 79 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Happy Chandler
American politician, governor of kentucky, baseball commissioner (1898-1991).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Corydon.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
Mokhtar Dahari
Malaysian footballer (1953-1991).
Born November 13th, 1953 in Selangor.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 37 years old in Kuala Lumpur (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer (1948-1991).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).
Northrop Frye
Canadian literary critic and literary theorist (1912–1991).
Born July 14th, 1912 in Sherbrooke.
Died January 23rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Eva Le Gallienne
British-american actress and author (1899–1991).
Born January 11th, 1899 in London.
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 92 years old in Weston (disease).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez