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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
Princess Ileana of Romania
Romanian royal.
Born January 5th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died January 21st, 1991 at 82 years old in Youngstown (myocardial infarction).
Joachim Kroll
German serial killer.
Born April 17th, 1933 in Zabrze.
Died July 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Rheinbach, Rheinbach penitentiary (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shintarō Abe
Japanese politician (1924-1991).
Born April 29th, 1924 in Tokyo City.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 67 years old in Juntendo University Hospital (liver cancer).
George Stigler
American economist.
Born January 17th, 1911 in Seattle, Renton.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 80 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Hitoshi Igarashi
Japanese writer (1947-1991).
Born June 10th, 1947 in Niigata.
Died July 11th, 1991 at 44 years old in University of Tsukuba (stabbing).
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter.
Born June 27th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Harry Reasoner
American journalist.
Born April 17th, 1923 in Dakota City.
Died August 6th, 1991 at 68 years old in Westport (fall).
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991).
Born October 26th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1991 at 77 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Robert Motherwell
American artist (1915-1991).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1991 at 76 years old in Provincetown. [ref]
Webb Pierce
American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist.
Born August 8th, 1921 in West Monroe.
Died February 25th, 1991 at 69 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 531
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