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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Natalia Ginzburg
Italian writer.
Born July 14th, 1916 in Palermo. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1991 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
John A. McCone
American businessman and director of the cia (1902-1991).
Born January 4th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died February 14th, 1991 at 89 years old in Pebble Beach.
Ivan Kozhedub
Soviet aviator, thrice hero of the soviet union (1920-1991).
Born June 8th, 1920 in Obrazhiivka.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Prime minister and president of mongolia (1916-1991).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Uvs Province. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Egyptian singer, actor and composer.
Born March 13th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1991 at 93 years old in Cairo (stroke). [ref]
John Sherman Cooper
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Aline MacMahon
Actress (1899-1991).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in McKeesport. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Mildred Dunnock
American theater, film and television actress (1901-1991).
Born January 25th, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 90 years old in Oak Bluffs (disease).
Jean Tinguely
Swiss painter and sculptor (1925-1991).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Fribourg. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1991 at 66 years old in Bern. [ref]
John Bellairs
American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children (1938–1991).
Born January 17th, 1938 in Marshall.
Died March 8th, 1991 at 53 years old in Haverhill (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 580
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom