In the year 1991

580 Notable deaths

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).

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).

Berenice Abbott

American photographer (1898-1991).

Born July 17th, 1898 in Springfield. [ref]

Died December 9th, 1991 at 93 years old in Monson. [ref]

Deaths 111 to 120 of 580

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