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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
Keye Luke
American actor (1904-1991).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Guangzhou.
Died January 12th, 1991 at 86 years old in Whittier (stroke).
Peggy Ashcroft
British actress.
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).
Don Siegel
Film director and producer (1912-1991).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer). [ref]
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Stage, film and television actor (1903-1991).
Born May 12th, 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1991 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Poon Lim
Chinese sailor of the british merchant navy.
Born March 8th, 1918 in Hainan.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-american author.
Born July 14th, 1904 in Leoncin. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1991 at 87 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926-1991).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Hartford.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Henri Lefebvre
French philosopher (1901-1991).
Born June 16th, 1901 in Hagetmau. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Navarrenx. [ref]
James Irwin
American astronaut (1930-1991).
Born March 17th, 1930 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 61 years old in Glenwood Springs (myocardial infarction).
John Hoyt
1905–1991; american film, stage, and television actor.
Born October 5th, 1905 in Bronxville. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1991 at 85 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 531
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene