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BUCK RAM = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = = member of = = The Platters = |
Born: SAMUEL RAM 21 November 1907 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 1 January 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
83 | |
 STEVE CLARK = BRITISH = = Guitarist = = member of = = "Def Leppard" = |
Born: STEPHEN MAYNARD CLARK 23 April 1960 Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 8 January 1991 London, ENGLAND |
30 | Overdose of Codeine |
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CHITRAGUPTA = INDIAN = = Film Composer = |
Born: CHITRAGUPTA SHRIVASTAVA 16 November 1917 Sawreji, a village located in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar (now in Gopalganj district) INDIA | Died: 14 January 1991 INDIA |
73 | |
 DANNY THOMAS = AMERICAN = = Nightclub Comedian, Singer, Actor, and Producer = |
Born: AMOS MUZYAD YAKHOOB KAIROUZ (later anglicized to AMOS JACOBS KAIROUZ) 6 January 1912 Deerfield, Michigan, USA | Died: 6 February 1991 Los Angeles, California, USA |
79 | Heart Failure |
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FLAVIANO LABÒ = ITALIAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: 1 February 1927 Borgonovo Val Tidone, near Piacenza | Died: 13 February 1991 Milan, ITALY |
64 | Automobile Accident caused by Fog |
 GITTA ALPÁR = HUNGARIAN-born = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: REGINA KLOPFER 5 February 1903 Budapest, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | Died: 17 February 1991 Palm Springs, California, USA |
88 | |
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ISABELLE DELORME = CANADIAN = = Pianist, Composer and Music Teacher = |
Born: 4 November 1900 Montreal, CANADA | Died: 20 February 1991 Montreal, CANADA |
90 | |
 MARGOT FONTEYN = ENGLISH = = Ballerina = |
Born: MARGARET EVELYN HOOKHAM 18 May 1919 Reigate, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 21 February 1991 Panama City, PANAMA |
71 | Cancer |
 SLIM GAILLARD = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: BULEE GAILLARD 4 January 1916 | Died: 26 February 1991 London, ENGLAND, UK |
75 | |
 SERGE GAINSBOURG = FRENCH = = Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: LUCIEN GINSBURG 2 April 1928 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 2 March 1991 Paris, FRANCE |
62 | Heart Attack |
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JIMMY McPARTLAND = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: JAMES DUGALD McPARTLAND 15 March 1907 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 March 1991 Port Washington, New York, USA |
83 | Lung Cancer |
 DOC POMUS = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: JEROME SOLON FELDER 27 June 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 14 March 1991 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
65 | Lung Cancer |
 HOWARD ASHMAN = AMERICAN = = Playwright and Lyricist = |
Born: HOWARD ELLIOT ASHMAN 17 May 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, USA | Died: 14 March 1991 New York City, New York, USA |
40 | AIDS-related complications |
 BUD FREEMAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Bandleader, and Composer = |
Born: LAWRENCE FREEMAN 13 April 1906 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 15 March 1991 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
84 | |
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DEZIDER KARDOŠ = SLOVAK = = Composer = |
Born: 23 December 1914 | Died: 18 March 1991 |
76 | |
 LEO FENDER = AMERICAN = = Inventor of the Electric Guitar = |
Born: CLARENCE LEONIDAS FENDER 10 August 1909 Anaheim, California, USA | Died: 21 March 1991 Fullerton, California, USA |
81 | |
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EILEEN JOYCE = AUSTRALIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: EILEEN ALANNAH JOYCE 1 January 1908 Zeehan, a mining town in Tasmania, AUSTRALIA | Died: 25 March 1991 East Surrey Hospital, ENGLAND |
83 | After she fell in her bathroom, fracturing her hip |
 MARTHA GRAHAM = AMERICAN = = Dancer and Choreographer = |
Born: 11 May 1894 Alleghany (later Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 1 April 1991 New York City, USA |
96 | Pneumonia |
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LOUIGUY = SPANISH-born FRENCH = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: LOUIS GUGLIELMI 3 April 1916 Barcelona, SPAIN | Died: 4 April 1991 Vence, FRANCE |
75 | |
 RUTH PAGE = AMERICAN = = Dancer and Choreographer = |
Born: 22 March 1899 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Died: 7 April 1991 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
92 | |
 "DEAD" = SWEDISH = = Lyricist and Musician = = vocalist of = = Mayhem = |
Born: PER YNGVE OHLIN 16 January 1969 Västerhaninge, SWEDEN | Died: 8 April 1991 Kråkstad, NORWAY |
22 | Suicide (slit his wrists and throat with a knife and then shot himself in the forehead with a shotgun) |
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WILHELM LANZKY-OTTO = DANISH-born = = Horn Player = |
Born: 30 January 1909 | Died: 13 April 1991 |
82 | |
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JACK YELLEN = AMERICAN = = Lyricist and Screenwriter = |
Born: JACOB SELIG YELLEN 6 July 1892 Raczki, POLAND | Died: 17 April 1991 Springville, Concord, New York, USA |
98 | |
 BARRY ROGERS = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Salsa Trombonist = |
Born: BARRON W. ROGERS 22 May 1935 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 18 April 1991 Washington Heights, Manhattan, USA |
55 | |
 STEVE MARRIOTT = ENGLISH = = Musician, Songwriter = = frontman of = = "The Small Faces" = = "Humble Pie" = |
Born: STEPHEN PETER MARRIOTT 30 January 1947 East Ham, London, ENGLAND | Died: 20 April 1991 Saffron Waldon, Berkshire, ENGLAND |
44 | Fire |
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WILLI BOSKOVSKY = AUSTRIAN = = Violinist and Conductor = |
Born: 16 June 1909 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 21 April 1991 Visp, SWITZERLAND |
81 | |
 JOHNNY THUNDERS = AMERICAN = = Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: JOHN ANTHONY GENZALE Jr 15 July 1952 Queens, New York, USA | Died: 23 April 1991 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
38 | Drug Related |
 LEO ARNAUD = FRENCH-AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: NOËL LEON MARIUS ARNAUD 24 July 1904 Lyon, FRANCE | Died: 26 April 1991 Hamptonville, North Carolina, USA |
86 | |
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CARMINE COPPOLA = AMERICAN = = Composer, Flutist, Editor, Musical Director, and Songwriter = |
Born: 11 June 1910 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 26 April 1991 Northridge, California, USA |
80 | |
 KEN CURTIS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: CURTIS WAIN GATES 2 July 1916 Lamar, Colorado, USA | Died: 28 April 1991 Fresno, California, USA |
74 | Heart Attack, Stroke |
 GONZAGUINHA = BRAZILIAN = = Singer and Composer = |
Born: LUIZ GONZAGA DO NASCIMENTO, Jr. 22 September 1945 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL | Died: 29 April 1991 Renascença, BRAZIL |
45 | Car Accident |
 MOHAMMED ABDEL WAHAB = EGYPTIAN = = Singer and Composer = |
Born: 13 March 1902 Cairo, Khedivate of EGYPT (now EGYPT) | Died: 3 May 1991 Cairo, EGYPT |
89 | |
 JEAN LANGLAIS = FRENCH = = Composer, Organist, and Improviser = |
Born: 15 February 1907 La Fontenelle (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany), a small village near Mont Saint-Michel, FRANCE | Died: 8 May 1991 Paris, FRANCE |
84 | |
 RUDOLF SERKIN = BOHEMIAN-born = = Pianist = |
Born: 28 March 1903 Eger, Bohemia, AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE (now Cheb, CZECH REPUBLIC) | Died: 8 May 1991 Guilford, Vermont, USA |
88 | Cancer |
 YANKA DYAGILEVA = RUSSIAN = = Poet and Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: YANA STANISLAVOVNA DYAGILEVA 4 September 1966 Novosibirsk, USSR | Died: c. 9 May 1991 |
24 | Drowned |
 ODIA COATES = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: 13 November 1941 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA | Died: 19 May 1991 Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA |
49 | Breast Cancer |
 WILHELM KEMPFF = GERMAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: WILHELM WALTER FRIEDRICH KEMPFF 25 November 1895 Jüterbog, Brandenburg, GERMANY | Died: 23 May 1991 Positano, ITALY |
95 | |
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DIRK SCHOUFS = BELGIAN = = Musician = = member of = = Vaya Con Dios {1986-1991} = |
Born: | Died: 24 May 1991 |
AIDS Related | |
 GENE CLARK = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = = founding member of = = The Byrds = |
Born: HAROLD EUGENE CLARK 17 November 1944 Tipton, Missouri, USA | Died: 24 May 1991 Sherman Oaks, California, USA |
46 | Heart Attack |
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LEOPOLD NOWAK = AUSTRIAN = = Musicologist = |
Born: 17 August 1904 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 27 May 1991 |
86 | |
 DAVID RUFFIN = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer and Musician = = member of = = The Temptations {1964-1968} = |
Born: DAVIS ELI RUFFIN 18 January 1941 Meridian, Mississippi, USA | Died: 1 June 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
50 | Overdose of Cocaine |
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MC TROUBLE = AMERICAN = = Rapper = |
Born: LATASHA SHERON ROGERS 30 July 1970 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 4 June 1991 Los Angeles, California, USA |
20 | Epileptic Seizure |
 STAN GETZ = AMARICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: STANLEY GAYETZKY 2 February 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 6 June 1991 Malibu, California, USA |
64 | Liver Cancer |
 CLAUDIO ARRAU = CHILEAN = = Pianist = |
Born: CLAUDIO ARRAU LEÓN 6 February 1903 Chillán, CHILE | Died: 9 June 1991 Mürzzuschlag, AUSTRIA |
88 | From complications of emergency surgery performed on June 8 to correct an intestinal blockage |
 JOY FINZI = ENGLISH = = Artist and founder of the Finzi Trust = |
Born: JOYCE BLACK 3 March 1907 Hampstead, London, ENGLAND | Died: 14 June 1991 |
84 | |
 HERMINIO GIMÉNEZ = PARAGUAYAN = = Composer = |
Born: 20 February 1905 General Bernardino Caballero, PARAGUAY | Died: 6 July 1991 Asunción, PARAGUAY |
86 | |
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GEOFF LOVE = BRITISH = = Arranger, Composer and Conductor = |
Born: GEOFFREY LOVE 4 September 1917 Todmorden, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 8 July 1991 London, ENGLAND |
73 | |
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ATANG DE LA RAMA = FILIPINO = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: HONORATA DE LA RAMA 11 January 1905 Tondo, Manila, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS | Died: 11 July 1991 Manila, PHILIPPINES |
86 | |
 BERT CONVY = AMERICAN = = Game Show Host, Actor, and Singer = |
Born: BERNARD WHALEN CONVY 23 July 1933 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 15 July 1991 Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
57 | Brain Tumor |
 VINCE TAYLOR = BRITISH = = Rock and Roll Singer = |
Born: BRIAN MAURICE HOLDEN 14 July 1939 Isleworth, Middlesex, ENGLAND | Died: 28 August 1991 Lutry, SWITZERLAND |
52 | Cancer |
 CHARLIE BARNET = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, and Bandleader = |
Born: CHARLES DALY BARNET 26 October 1913 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 4 September 1991 San Diego, California, USA |
77 | Complications of Alzheimer's Disease and Pneumonia |
 DOTTIE WEST = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter and Actress = |
Born: DOROTHY MARIE MARSH 11 October 1932 Smithville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 4 September 1991 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
58 | Car Accident |
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ALEX NORTH = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: ISADORE SOIFER 4 December 1910 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 8 September 1991 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | |
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ZINO FRANCESCATTI = FRENCH = = Violinist = |
Born: RENÉ-CHARLES FRANCESCATTI 9 August 1902 Marseilles, FRANCE | Died: 17 September 1991 La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, FRANCE |
89 | |
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TOM ANDERSON = SCOTTISH = = Shetland Fiddler = |
Born: 29 August 1910 Eshaness, Shetland Islands, SCOTLAND | Died: 20 September 1991 Lerwick, Shetland Islands, SCOTLAND |
81 | |
 SYDNEY MacEWAN = SCOTTISH = = Singer of traditional Scottish and Irish songs = |
Born: SYDNEY ALFRED MacEWAN 19 October 1908 Springburn area of Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 25 September 1991 Glasgow, SCOTLAND |
82 | |
 MILES DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader and Composer = |
Born: MILES DEWEY DAVIS III 26 May 1926 Alton, Illinois, USA | Died: 28 September 1991 Santa Monica, California, USA |
65 | |
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EUGÈNE BOZZA = FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: EUGÈNE JOSEPH BOZZA 4 April 1905 Nice, FRANCE | Died: 28 September 1991 Valenciennes, FRANCE |
86 | |
 IGOR TALKOV = RUSSIAN = = Rock Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: IGOR VLADIMIROVICH TALKOV 4 November 1956 Tula Oblast, RUSSIA | Died: 6 October 1991 Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA |
34 | Murdered |
 ROY BLACK = GERMAN = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: GERHARD HÖLLERICH 25 January 1943 Bobingen, Bavarian Swabia, GERMANY | Died: 9 October 1991 Heldenstein, Bavaria, GERMANY |
48 | Heart Failure |
 OLE BEICH = DANISH = = Guitarist and Bassist = = member of = = L.A. Guns {1983-1985} = = Guns N' Roses {1985} = |
Born: 1 January 1955 Esjberg, DENMARK | Died: 16 October 1991 Copenhagen, DENMARK |
36 | Drowned |
 TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD = AMERICAN = = Country Musician, Singer and Actor = |
Born: ERNEST JENNINGS FORD 13 February 1919 Bristol, Tennessee, USA | Died: 17 October 1991 Reston, Virginia, USA |
72 | Liver Failure |
 Sir ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK = POLISH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 24 September 1914 Warsaw, POLAND | Died: 27 October 1991 Twickenham, London, ENGLAND |
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GARVIN BUSHELL = AMERICAN = = Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist = |
Born: 25 September 1902 Springfield, Ohio, USA | Died: 31 October 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
89 | |
 JOSEPH PAPP = AMERICAN = = Theatrical Producer and Director = |
Born: JOSEPH PAPIROFSKY 22 June 1921 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 31 October 1991 New York City, New York, USA |
70 | Prostate Cancer |
 MORT SHUMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer, Pianist and Songwriter = |
Born: 12 November 1938 Brooklyn, New York, New York City, USA | Died: 2 November 1991 London, ENGLAND |
54 | Complications following a Liver operation |
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FRANCES FAYE = AMERICAN = = Cabaret & Show Tune Singer and Pianist = |
Born: FRANCES COHEN 4 November 1912 Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 8 November 1991 |
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MORTON STEVENS = AMERICAN = = Film Score Composer = |
Born: MORTON AARON SUCKNO 30 January 1929 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 11 November 1991 Encino, California, USA |
62 | Pancreatic Cancer |
 JACQUES MORALI = FRENCH = = Disco & Dance music singer/songwriter, producer, arranger = = creator of novelty acts like = = The Ritchie Family = = The Village People = |
Born: 4 July 1947 MOROCCO | Died: 15 November 1991 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, FRANCE (buried) |
44 | AIDS |
 FREDDIE MERCURY = BRITISH = = singer, songwriter and record producer = = original lead singer of = = "Queen" = |
Born: FREDERICK BULSARA 5 September 1946 Zanzibar, TANZANIA | Died: 24 November 1991 London, ENGLAND |
45 | Aids |
 ERIC CARR = AMERICAN = = Musician = = drummer with = = Kiss {1980-1991} = |
Born: PAUL CHARLES CARAVELLO 12 July 1950 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 24 November 1991 New York City, USA |
41 | Cancer |
 STUART CHALLENDER = AUSTRALIAN = = Conductor = |
Born: STUART DAVID CHALLENDER 19 February 1947 Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA | Died: 13 December 1991 Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
44 | AIDS Related |
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ÉDOUARD WOOLLEY = CANADIAN = = Tenor, Actor, Composer and Music Educator = |
Born: ÉDOUARD JOSEPH WOOLLEY 31 March 1916 Port-au-Prince, HAITI | Died: 22 December 1991 Miami, Florida, USA |
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