In the year 1991
596 Notable deaths
John Tower
American senator from texas and chairman of the tower commission (1925-1991).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Houston.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 65 years old in Brunswick.
Jerzy Kosiński
Polish-american novelist.
Born June 14th, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1991 at 57 years old in Manhattan (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Johnny Eck
American entertainer (1911-1991).
Born August 27th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 79 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Happy Chandler
American politician, governor of kentucky, baseball commissioner (1898-1991).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Corydon.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
Mokhtar Dahari
Malaysian footballer (1953-1991).
Born November 13th, 1953 in Selangor.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 37 years old in Kuala Lumpur (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer (1948-1991).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).
Northrop Frye
Canadian literary critic and literary theorist.
Born July 14th, 1912 in Sherbrooke.
Died January 23rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Eva Le Gallienne
British-american actress and author (1899–1991).
Born January 11th, 1899 in London.
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 92 years old in Weston (disease).
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director.
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Pilar.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 52 years old in Quezon City (traffic collision).
Paulo Muwanga
Ugandan politician (1924–1991).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Mpigi District. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1991 at 66 years old in Nsambya Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 596
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore