In the year 1991

531 Notable deaths

Jiang Qing

Chinese political figure and wife of mao zedong (1914–1991).

Born March 5th, 1914 in Zhucheng.

Died May 14th, 1991 at 77 years old in Beijing Hospital (hanging). [ref]

Ralph Bellamy

Actor (1904-1991).

Born June 17th, 1904 in Chicago.

Died November 29th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure).

Brad Davis

American actor (1949-1991).

Born November 6th, 1949 in Tallahassee. [ref]

Died September 8th, 1991 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

Donald Henry Gaskins

American serial killer.

Born March 13th, 1933 in Florence County.

Died September 6th, 1991 at 58 years old in Columbia (electrocution).

Eric Carr

American drummer (1950–1991).

Born July 12th, 1950 in Brooklyn.

Died November 24th, 1991 at 41 years old in New York City (cancer).

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-american actress (1924-1991).

Born June 3rd, 1924 in Montreal. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 1991 at 67 years old in New York City (cervical cancer). [ref]

David Lean

British film director (1908–1991).

Born March 25th, 1908 in Croydon. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1991 at 83 years old in Limehouse (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Steve Clark

English musician, guitarist, songwriter.

Born April 23rd, 1960 in Sheffield. [ref]

Died January 8th, 1991 at 30 years old in Chelsea (respiratory failure). [ref]

Stan Getz

American jazz saxophonist.

Born February 2nd, 1927 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died June 6th, 1991 at 64 years old in Malibu (liver cancer). [ref]

Vasily Zaytsev

Soviet sniper (1915-1991).

Born March 23rd, 1915 in Yeleninskoye.

Died December 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Kyiv.

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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi