In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Julie Bovasso
American actress (1930-1991).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 1991 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).
Joan Caulfield
American actress and former fashion model (1922-1991).
Born June 1st, 1922 in West Orange.
Died June 18th, 1991 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr.
American diplomat and politician (1910–1991).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Manhattan.
Died June 12th, 1991 at 81 years old in Manhattan.
Regis Toomey
American actor (1898–1991).
Born August 13th, 1898 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 12th, 1991 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills.
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991).
Born May 15th, 1911 in Zurich. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1991 at 79 years old in Zurich (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Rob Tyner
American musician (1944–1991).
Born December 12th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died September 18th, 1991 at 46 years old in Berkley (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bernard Miles
English actor, writer, and director (1907–1991).
Born September 27th, 1907 in Middlesex.
Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in Knaresborough.
Henryk Ross
Polish-born israeli photographer and holocaust survivor (1910–1991).
Died May 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Israel.
Claudio Arrau
Chilean pianist (1903-1991).
Born February 6th, 1903 in Chillán.
Died June 9th, 1991 at 88 years old in Mürzzuschlag.
William Wesley Peters
American architect.
Born June 12th, 1912 in Indiana.
Died July 17th, 1991 at 79 years old in Madison.
Slim Gaillard
American musician (1916–1991).
Born January 4th, 1916 in Detroit.
Died February 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in London.
Natalia Ginzburg
Italian writer (1916–1991).
Born July 14th, 1916 in Palermo.
Died October 7th, 1991 at 75 years old in Rome.
John A. McCone
American businessman and director of the cia (1902-1991).
Born January 4th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died February 14th, 1991 at 89 years old in Pebble Beach.
Ivan Kozhedub
Soviet aviator, thrice hero of the soviet union (1920-1991).
Born June 8th, 1920 in Obrazhiivka.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Prime minister and president of mongolia (1916-1991).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Uvs Province. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Egyptian singer, actor and composer (1896-1991).
Born March 13th, 1898 in Cairo. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1991 at 93 years old in Cairo (stroke). [ref]
John Sherman Cooper
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Aline MacMahon
Actress (1899-1991).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in McKeesport.
Died October 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Mildred Dunnock
American theater, film and television actress (1901-1991).
Born January 25th, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 90 years old in Oak Bluffs (disease).
Jean Tinguely
Swiss sculptor (1925–1991).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Fribourg.
Died August 30th, 1991 at 66 years old in Bern.
John Bellairs
American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991).
Born January 17th, 1938 in Marshall.
Died March 8th, 1991 at 53 years old in Haverhill (cardiovascular disease).
Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
Turkish painter (1901–1991).
Born December 6th, 1901 in Büyükada.
Died September 5th, 1991 at 89 years old in Amman.
Reggie Nalder
Austrian actor (1907-1991).
Born September 4th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died November 19th, 1991 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (bone cancer).
Mort Shuman
American songwriter (1938–1991).
Born November 12th, 1938 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 52 years old in London (liver cancer).
Robert Eddison
Film actor (1908-1991).
Born June 10th, 1908 in Yokohama.
Died December 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (pneumonia).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 671
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney