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In the year 1991

580 Notable deaths

Claude Cahen

French historian.

Born February 26th, 1909 in Paris. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1991 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ken Uehara

Japanese actor (1909–1991).

Born October 7th, 1909 in Tokyo.

Died November 23rd, 1991 at 82 years old in Tokyo.

Henri Lhote

French anthropologist.

Born May 16th, 1903 in Paris. [ref]

Died March 26th, 1991 at 87 years old in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]

Hans Zassenhaus

German mathematician (1912-1991).

Born May 28th, 1912 in Koblenz.

Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Columbus.

Alfons Goppel

German politician (1905-1991).

Born October 1st, 1905 in Reinhausen.

Died December 24th, 1991 at 86 years old in Johannesberg.

Allan Wilson

New zealand biologist (1934-1991).

Born October 18th, 1934 in Ngāruawāhia.

Died July 21st, 1991 at 56 years old in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Vasco Pratolini

Italian writer (1913-1991).

Born October 19th, 1913 in Florence.

Died January 12th, 1991 at 77 years old in Rome.

Gladys Hulette

American actress (1896-1991).

Born July 21st, 1896 in Arcade.

Died August 8th, 1991 at 95 years old in Montebello (disease).

Otto Friedrich Bollnow

German philosopher and teacher.

Born March 14th, 1903 in Szczecin. [ref]

Died February 7th, 1991 at 87 years old in Tübingen. [ref]

Katia Krafft

French volcanologist (1942-1991).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1991 at 49 years old in Mount Unzen (pyroclastic flow). [ref]

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