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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
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]
Vasily Zaytsev
Soviet sniper (1915-1991).
Born March 23rd, 1915 in Yeleninskoye.
Died December 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
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]
John McIntire
American character actor (1907-1991).
Born June 27th, 1907 in Washington.
Died January 30th, 1991 at 83 years old in Pasadena (lung cancer).
Johnny Thunders
American guitarist and singer-songwriter (1952–1991).
Born July 15th, 1952 in Queens. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1991 at 38 years old in New Orleans (drug overdose).
Carmine Coppola
Composer from the united states (1910-1991).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1991 at 78 years old in Northridge (heart failure). [ref]
Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Lima, Columbus Grove.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica.
Tennessee Ernie Ford
American recording artist and television host (1919-1991).
Born February 13th, 1919 in Bristol. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1991 at 72 years old in Reston (liver failure). [ref]
Howard Ashman
American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991).
Born May 17th, 1950 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
James Franciscus
American actor (1934-1991).
Born January 31st, 1934 in Clayton.
Died July 8th, 1991 at 57 years old in North Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 580
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr