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In the year 1991
596 Notable deaths
Benjamin A. Smith II
American politician and senator from massachusetts.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Gloucester.
Died September 26th, 1991 at 75 years old in Gloucester.
Sergey Akhromeyev
Soviet marshal (1923-1991).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Vindrey.
Died August 24th, 1991 at 68 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Christian de Castries
French general.
Born August 11th, 1902 in Paris.
Died July 29th, 1991 at 88 years old in Paris.
Vilém Flusser
Czech philosopher and photographer.
Born May 12th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1991 at 71 years old in Prague, Bor (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Vilma Bánky
Hungarian-american film actress (1901–1991).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Nagydorog.
Died March 18th, 1991 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Gabriele Tinti
Italian actor (1932-1991).
Born August 22nd, 1932 in Molinella. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1991 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otl Aicher
German graphic designer and typographer (1922-1991).
Born May 13th, 1922 in Ulm. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1991 at 69 years old in Günzburg (traffic collision). [ref]
Guy Bourdin
French photographer (1928–1991).
Born December 2nd, 1928 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 29th, 1991 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Stan Mortensen
English footballer and manager (1921-1991).
Born May 26th, 1921 in South Shields.
Died May 22nd, 1991 at 69 years old in South Shields.
Barry Kelley
American actor (1908-1991).
Born August 19th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz