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In the year 1991
671 Notable deaths
Joe Pasternak
Hungarian film producer (1901-1991).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died September 13th, 1991 at 89 years old in Hollywood (Parkinson's disease).
Gopinath Mohanty
Indian (odia) writer (1914-1991).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Cuttack district.
Died August 20th, 1991 at 77 years old in San Jose.
Lilian Bond
British actress (1908–1991).
Born January 18th, 1908 in London.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 83 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Roy Welensky
Northern rhodesian politician (1907–1991).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Harare.
Died December 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Blandford Forum.
Daniel Mann
American stage, film and television director (1912-1991).
Born August 8th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Glenn Langan
American stage and film actor.
Born July 8th, 1917 in Denver.
Died January 26th, 1991 at 73 years old in Camarillo, Los Angeles (disease).
María Zambrano
Spanish philosopher (1904–1991).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Vélez-Málaga. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1991 at 86 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Véra Nabokov
Editor, translator (1902–1991).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 7th, 1991 at 89 years old in Vevey.
I. Demetrios
Patriarch of constantinople (1914-1991).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died October 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Roland Michener
Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1900-1991).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Lacombe. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1991 at 91 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Walter Chiari
Italian actor (1924-1991).
Born March 2nd, 1924 in Verona.
Died December 20th, 1991 at 67 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Curt Bois
German actor (1901–1991).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Yanka Dyagileva
Soviet poet and singer-songwriter (1966-1991).
Born September 4th, 1966 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 9th, 1991 at 24 years old in Inya (drowning).
James C. Fletcher
American academic and nasa administrator (1919-1991).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Millburn.
Died December 22nd, 1991 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C..
Angus Wilson
British author (1913–1991).
Born August 11th, 1913 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died May 31st, 1991 at 77 years old in Bury St Edmunds.
Don DaGradi
American screenwriter (1911-1991).
Born March 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died August 4th, 1991 at 80 years old in Friday Harbor.
Aaron Siskind
American photographer (1903-1991).
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City.
Died February 8th, 1991 at 87 years old in Providence.
Howard Nemerov
Poet (1920-1991).
Born February 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 71 years old in St. Louis (cancer).
Andy Milligan
Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director (1929-1991).
Born February 12th, 1929 in Saint Paul.
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Charlotte Moorman
American cellist and performance artist (1933–1991).
Born November 18th, 1933 in Little Rock.
Died November 8th, 1991 at 57 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Margery Sharp
English writer (1905–1991).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Salisbury.
Died March 14th, 1991 at 86 years old in London.
Richard Stone
British economist, nobel memorial prize winner (1913-1991).
Born August 30th, 1913 in London. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia).
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
British zoologist (1903–1991).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died May 17th, 1991 at 88 years old in London.
Austin Bradford Hill
English epidemiologist and statistician (1897–1991).
Born July 8th, 1897 in London.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 93 years old in Ulverston.
Metin Oktay
Turkish association football player (1936–1991).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 1991 at 55 years old in Istanbul (traffic collision).
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