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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Kalina Jędrusik
Actress (1931-1991).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Częstochowa. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Warsaw (asthma).
Charles E. Osgood
American psychologist (1916–1991).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Somerville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 74 years old in Illinois.
Gordon Pirie
Athletics competitor.
Born February 10th, 1931 in Leeds.
Died December 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lymington (cholangiocarcinoma).
Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist (1897–1991).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Easton.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 93 years old in St. Petersburg.
Yasushi Inoue
Japanese writer.
Born May 6th, 1907 in Hokkaido. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1991 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Renato Rascel
Italian actor and singer (1912-1991).
Born April 27th, 1912 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1991 at 78 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yusuf Idris
Egyptian writer (1927-1991).
Born May 19th, 1927 in Faqous.
Died August 1st, 1991 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Spanish countess (1907–1991).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1991 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Grigoris Vlastos
Greek scholar (1907-1991).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1991 at 84 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Andreas Floer
German mathematician.
Born August 23rd, 1956 in Duisburg.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 34 years old in Bochum.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 580
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