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In the year 1991
596 Notable deaths
Coral Browne
Actress.
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1991 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
John Hoyt
American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991).
Born October 5th, 1905 in Bronxville.
Died September 15th, 1991 at 85 years old in Santa Cruz (lung cancer).
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.
Red Grange
American football player (1903-1991).
Born June 13th, 1903 in Sullivan County.
Died January 28th, 1991 at 87 years old in Lake Wales (pneumonia).
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).
Irwin Allen
Film producer (1916-1991).
Born June 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Arno Breker
German sculptor, a favorite of adolf hitler.
Born July 19th, 1900 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
John Heinz
American businessman and politician (1938–1991).
Born October 23rd, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 4th, 1991 at 52 years old in Lower Merion Township.
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing.
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 596
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy