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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
Howie Dallmar
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 24th, 1922 in San Francisco.
Died December 19th, 1991 at 69 years old in Menlo Park (heart failure).
Gabriel Celaya
Spanish poet.
Born March 18th, 1911 in Hernani. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1991 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Patriarch German of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Jošanička Banja.
Died August 27th, 1991 at 92 years old in Belgrade.
Adina Mandlová
Czech actress (1910–1991).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Mladá Boleslav. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1991 at 81 years old in Příbram (tuberculosis). [ref]
Forrest Towns
American hurdler.
Born February 6th, 1914 in Fitzgerald.
Died April 9th, 1991 at 77 years old in Athens.
Joe Hulme
Footballer; football manager (1904-1991).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Stafford.
Died September 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Winchmore Hill.
Boris Papandopulo
Croatian composer.
Born February 25th, 1906 in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1991 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Heinz Brücher
German ss officer and botanist (1915-1991).
Born January 14th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died December 17th, 1991 at 76 years old in Ugarteche.
Elie Siegmeister
American composer (1909-1991).
Born January 15th, 1909 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1991 at 82 years old in Manhasset. [ref]
Concetto Lo Bello
Italian football referee (1924-1991).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Syracuse.
Died September 9th, 1991 at 67 years old in Syracuse.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 580
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche