In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Danny Thomas
American actor, comedian, and humanitarian of lebanese parentage (1912–1991).
Born January 6th, 1912 in Deerfield.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pneumothorax).
Gene Tierney
American actress (1920–1991).
Born November 19th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 6th, 1991 at 70 years old in Houston (pulmonary emphysema).
Gene Roddenberry
American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991).
Born August 19th, 1921 in El Paso. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Klaus Barbie
German ss officer, head of the gestapo in lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991).
Born October 25th, 1913 in Bad Godesberg.
Died September 25th, 1991 at 77 years old in Pierre-Bénite (leukemia).
David Ruffin
American singer (1941–1991).
Born January 18th, 1941 in Whynot.
Died June 1st, 1991 at 50 years old in Philadelphia (drug overdose).
Serge Gainsbourg
French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor and director.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 62 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Klaus Kinski
German actor (1926–1991).
Born October 18th, 1926 in Sopot.
Died November 23rd, 1991 at 65 years old in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (myocardial infarction, heart disease).
Kevin Peter Hall
American actor (1955–1991).
Born May 9th, 1955 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 10th, 1991 at 35 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Ken Curtis
American actor and singer (1916–1991).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Lamar. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1991 at 74 years old in Fresno.
Graham Greene
English writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Vevey (leukemia). [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman