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In the year 1991
531 Notable deaths
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).
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).
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]
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]
Marcel Lefebvre
French roman catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny. [ref]
John Heinz
American politician (1938-1991).
Born October 23rd, 1938 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1991 at 52 years old in Lower Merion Township. [ref]
John Tower
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.
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer (1948-1991).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).
Happy Chandler
American politician, governor of kentucky, baseball commissioner (1898-1991).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Corydon.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 92 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
Rufino Tamayo
Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991).
Born August 26th, 1899 in Zempoala (Veracruz). [ref]
Died June 24th, 1991 at 91 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 531
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius