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In the year 1991

580 Notable deaths

Fritz Riess

Racecar driver.

Born July 11th, 1922 in Nuremberg.

Died May 15th, 1991 at 68 years old in Samedan.

Abderrahmane Farès

Algerian politician (1911-1991).

Born January 30th, 1911 in Akbou.

Died May 13th, 1991 at 80 years old in Boumerdès.

Derrick Henry Lehmer

American mathematician.

Born February 23rd, 1905 in Berkeley.

Died May 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Berkeley.

Pierre Brunet

French figure skater.

Born June 28th, 1902 in Le Quesne.

Died July 27th, 1991 at 89 years old in Boyne City.

Oreste Corbatta

Argentine footballer (1936-1991).

Born March 11th, 1936 in Daireaux.

Died November 6th, 1991 at 55 years old in Avellaneda.

Márcio Melo

Military ruler of brazil (1906-1991).

Born May 26th, 1906 in Florianópolis.

Died January 31st, 1991 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Helmut Kohl

Austrian football referee (1943-1991).

Born February 8th, 1943 in Nußdorf am Haunsberg.

Died September 26th, 1991 at 48 years old in Austria (cancer).

Robert Velter

French cartoonist.

Born February 9th, 1909 in Paris. [ref]

Died April 27th, 1991 at 82 years old in Saint-Malo.

Eileen Sedgwick

American actress (1898–1991).

Born October 17th, 1898 in Galveston.

Died March 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Marina del Rey (pneumonia).

Miroslav Válek

Slovak poet, publicist and politician (1927-1991).

Born July 17th, 1927 in Trnava. [ref]

Died January 27th, 1991 at 63 years old in Bratislava. [ref]

Deaths 391 to 400 of 580

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