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In the year 1991
544 Notable deaths
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).
Gustáv Husák
Czechoslovak politician, 9th president of czechoslovakia (1913-1991).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Dúbravka. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Berenice Abbott
American photographer (1898-1991).
Born July 17th, 1898 in Springfield. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1991 at 93 years old in Monson. [ref]
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).
Alex North
American composer (1910-1991).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Chester. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1991 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Ronald Allen
English actor (1930-1991).
Born December 16th, 1930 in Reading.
Died June 18th, 1991 at 60 years old in London (esophageal cancer).
Angelo Rossitto
American actor (1908-1991).
Born February 18th, 1908 in Omaha.
Died September 21st, 1991 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Max Frisch
Swiss architect, playwright and novelist (1911-1991).
Born May 15th, 1911 in Zürich. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1991 at 79 years old in Zürich (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Claudio Arrau
Chilean pianist (1903-1991).
Born February 7th, 1903 in Chillán. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1991 at 88 years old in Mürzzuschlag (Complications from intestinal surgery). [ref]
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 544
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson