In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Étienne Decroux
1898-1991 french actor and mime.
Born July 19th, 1898 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Robert McCall
Canadian ice dancer (1958–1991).
Born September 14th, 1958 in Halifax.
Died November 15th, 1991 at 33 years old in Ottawa (brain cancer).
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian (1901-1991).
Born January 13th, 1901 in Bedford.
Died April 26th, 1991 at 90 years old in Choteau.
Anton Burger
Austrian war criminal (1911–1991).
Born November 19th, 1911 in Neunkirchen.
Died December 25th, 1991 at 80 years old in Essen.
Ragnar Granit
Finnish scientist (1900–1991).
Born October 30th, 1900 in Riihimäki.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Jack Crawford
Australian tennis player (1908-1991).
Born March 22nd, 1908 in Albury.
Died September 10th, 1991 at 83 years old in Sydney.
Pat O'Callaghan
Athletics competitor (1905-1991).
Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.
Vedat Dalokay
Turkish architect and statesperson (1927–1991).
Born November 10th, 1927 in Elazığ.
Died March 21st, 1991 at 63 years old in Kırıkkale (traffic collision).
Héctor Rial
Argentine footballer (1928–1991).
Born October 14th, 1928 in Pergamino.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Petro Marko
Writer (1913–1991).
Born November 25th, 1913 in Drymades.
Died December 27th, 1991 at 78 years old in Albania.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 580
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde