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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
Luigi Nono
Italian composer (1924-1990).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Venice. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1991 at 67 years old in Venice. [ref]
Frank Soo
English footballer (1914-1991).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Buxton.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 76 years old in Cheadle (dementia).
Henri de Lubac
Jesuit theologian and cardinal.
Born February 20th, 1896 in Cambrai. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1991 at 95 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sonny Carter
American physician, soccer player, navy officer, and astronaut (1947-1991).
Born August 15th, 1947 in Macon.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 43 years old in Brunswick (aviation accident).
Bob Widlar
American electrical engineer.
Born November 30th, 1937 in Cleveland.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 53 years old in Puerto Vallarta (myocardial infarction).
Hannes Messemer
Actor (1924-1991).
Born May 17th, 1924 in Dillingen an der Donau.
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 67 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
Pedro Arrupe
Twenty-eighth superior general of the society of jesus (1907-1991).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1991 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor
Tibetan buddhist lama.
Born April 12th, 1910 in Kham. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bhutan.
Guy Bourdin
French photographer.
Born December 2nd, 1928 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1991 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Heidi Brühl
German singer and actress.
Born January 30th, 1942 in Munich.
Died June 8th, 1991 at 49 years old in Starnberg (breast cancer).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 531
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson