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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Boris Pugo
Soviet politician (1937-1991).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Tver.
Died August 22nd, 1991 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Tadeusz Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer.
Born April 8th, 1917 in Warsaw.
Died April 17th, 1991 at 74 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
Luke Appling
American baseball player and coach (1907-1991).
Born April 2nd, 1907 in High Point.
Died January 3rd, 1991 at 83 years old in Cumming.
Ole Beich
Danish musician.
Born January 1st, 1955 in Esbjerg.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Copenhagen (drowning).
Michael Kühnen
German neo-nazi leader (1955-1991).
Died April 25th, 1991 at 35 years old in Kassel (death from AIDS-related complications).
Jean Rogers
Actress (1916-1991).
Born March 25th, 1916 in Belmont.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks (surgical complications).
Shripad Amrit Dange
Indian politician (1899–1991).
Born October 10th, 1899 in Karanjgaon.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Henri de Lubac
Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1896–1991).
Born February 20th, 1896 in Cambrai.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 95 years old in Paris.
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer (1895–1991).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Jüterbog.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 95 years old in Positano.
Frank H. Netter
American surgeon (1906-1991).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Manhattan.
Died September 17th, 1991 at 85 years old in New York City.
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist (1912–1991).
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
Hannes Messemer
Actor (1924-1991).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Dillingen an der Donau.
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 67 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
David Arkin
Actor (1941-1991).
Born December 24th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died January 14th, 1991 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.
Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor
Buddhist vajrayana master, scholar, poet, and teacher (1910–1991).
Born April 12th, 1910 in Kham.
Died September 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bhutan.
Pedro Arrupe
Twenty-eighth superior general of the society of jesus (1907-1991).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bilbao.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 83 years old in Rome.
Frank Soo
English footballer (1914-1991).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Buxton.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 76 years old in Cheadle (dementia).
Billy Vaughn
American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and a&r man for dot records (1919-1991).
Born April 12th, 1919 in Glasgow.
Died September 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Escondido (peritoneal carcinoma, peritoneal mesothelioma).
Sonny Carter
American physician, soccer player, navy officer, and astronaut (1947-1991).
Born August 15th, 1947 in Macon.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 43 years old in Brunswick (aviation accident).
Bob Widlar
American electrical engineer (1937–1991).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Cleveland.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 53 years old in Puerto Vallarta (myocardial infarction).
Heidi Brühl
German singer and actress (1942–1991).
Born January 30th, 1942 in Munich.
Died June 8th, 1991 at 49 years old in Starnberg (breast cancer).
Cyril Knowles
Footballer and manager (1944-1991).
Born July 13th, 1944 in Fitzwilliam.
Died August 30th, 1991 at 47 years old in Middlesbrough.
Carl David Anderson
American physicist.
Born September 3rd, 1905 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in San Marino. [ref]
Rudolf Serkin
Bohemian-born american pianist.
Born March 28th, 1903 in Cheb.
Died May 8th, 1991 at 88 years old in Guilford (cancer).
Gloria Holden
British-american actress (1903-1991).
Born September 5th, 1903 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1991 at 87 years old in Redlands (disease).
Detlev Karsten Rohwedder
Treuhandanstalt manager (1932-1991).
Born October 16th, 1932 in Gotha.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (gunshot wound).
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