In the year 1991

597 Notable deaths

Véra Nabokov

Editor, translator (1902–1991).

Born January 5th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 7th, 1991 at 89 years old in Vevey.

Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople

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 8th, 1924 in Verona.

Died December 20th, 1991 at 67 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).

Curt Bois

German actor.

Born April 5th, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1991 at 90 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Yanka Dyagileva

Russian poet and singer-songwriter (1966-1991).

Born September 4th, 1966 in Novosibirsk.

Died May 9th, 1991 at 24 years old in Inya (suicide by drowning).

James C. Fletcher

American academic.

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. [ref]

Died May 31st, 1991 at 77 years old in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]

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.

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