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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
Robert Eddison
Film actor (1908-1991).
Born June 10th, 1908 in Yokohama.
Died December 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (pneumonia).
Boris Pugo
Soviet politician (1937-1991).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Tver.
Died August 22nd, 1991 at 54 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer.
Born November 25th, 1895 in Jüterbog. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 95 years old in Positano. [ref]
Frank H. Netter
American surgeon (1906-1991).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Manhattan.
Died September 17th, 1991 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michael Kühnen
German neo-nazi leader (1955-1991).
Died April 25th, 1991 at 35 years old in Kassel (death from AIDS-related complications).
Shripad Amrit Dange
Indian politician.
Born October 10th, 1899 in Karanjgaon.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
Jean Rogers
Actress (1916-1991).
Born March 25th, 1916 in Belmont.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks (surgical complications).
Billy Vaughn
American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and a&r man for dot records (1919-1991).
Born April 12th, 1919 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1991 at 72 years old in Escondido (peritoneal mesothelioma, peritoneal carcinoma).
Detlev Karsten Rohwedder
Treuhandanstalt manager (1932-1991).
Born October 16th, 1932 in Gotha.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 531
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