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In the year 1991
596 Notable deaths
Vince Taylor
English rock and roll singer.
Born July 14th, 1939 in Isleworth. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1991 at 52 years old in Lutry (lung cancer).
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]
Donald Houston
Welsh actor (1923-1991).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Tonypandy.
Died October 13th, 1991 at 67 years old in Coimbra.
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).
Angelo Rossitto
American actor (1908-1991).
Born February 18th, 1908 in Omaha.
Died September 21st, 1991 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter (1925–1991).
Born January 27th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jimmy MacDonald
British-american animator, voice actor, musician and head of disney sound effects department (1906-1991).
Born May 19th, 1906 in Dundee. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1991 at 84 years old in Glendale (heart failure). [ref]
Alex North
American composer (1910-1991).
Born December 10th, 1910 in Chester.
Died September 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Motherwell
American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker (1915–1991).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Aberdeen.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 76 years old in Provincetown.
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).
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