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In the year 1991
580 Notable deaths
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.
John Tower
American senator from texas and chairman of the tower commission (1925-1991).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Houston.
Died April 5th, 1991 at 65 years old in Brunswick.
Jerzy Kosiński
Polish-american novelist.
Born June 14th, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1991 at 57 years old in Manhattan (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 580
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé