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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
Johnny Eck
American entertainer (1911-1991).
Born August 27th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1991 at 79 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
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 actress (1899-1991).
Born January 11th, 1899 in London. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 92 years old in Weston (disease). [ref]
Arno Breker
German sculptor, a favorite of adolf hitler.
Born July 19th, 1900 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
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).
Henryk Ross
Polish-born israeli photographer and holocaust survivor (1910-1991).
Died May 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Israel.
Ramnath Goenka
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Darbhanga.
Died October 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
Lino Brocka
Filipino film director.
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Pilar.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 52 years old in Quezon City (traffic collision).
Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor.
Born May 7th, 1909 in Bridgeport.
Died March 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
John Kerr
Governor-general of australia (1914-1991).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Sydney.
Died March 24th, 1991 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 531
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