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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer (1895–1991).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Jüterbog.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 95 years old in Positano.
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]
Salvador Luria
Italian american microbiologist.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).
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).
David Arkin
Actor (1941-1991).
Born December 24th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died January 14th, 1991 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.
Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor
Tibetan buddhist lama.
Born April 12th, 1910 in Kham. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bhutan.
Pedro Arrupe
Twenty-eighth superior general of the society of jesus (1907-1991).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bilbao.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 83 years old in Rome.
Frank Soo
English footballer (1914-1991).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Buxton.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 76 years old in Cheadle (dementia).
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).
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).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 580
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut