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In the year 1991
597 Notable deaths
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). [ref]
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.
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).
Eugène Bozza
French composer.
Born April 4th, 1905 in Nice. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1991 at 86 years old in Valenciennes. [ref]
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991).
Born November 12th, 1911 in Parsons. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 597
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