Deaths in January 1991

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 1991.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Inga Gentzel". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (2 January 1991). "David O'Connell, 53, Reputed Chief of I.R.A." The New York Times. p. D16. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R." catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Shinji Tatsuta". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "matchID - Edmond Jabès". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Alfonso A. Narvaez (3 January 1991). "Irving M. Johnson, Who Wrote of Trips At Sea, Is Dead at 85". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Obituary for Jo Ann Mares Schuyler (Aged 55)". Lincoln Journal Star. 11 January 1991. p. 2. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hiroshi Noma". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Gilbert Price, 48, Broadway Baritone". The New York Times. 8 January 1991. p. B 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Joseph J. Spengler - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (4 January 1991). "Luke Appling, Ex-White Sox Star In the Hall of Fame, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. p. A 18. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Olympedia – Walter Boninsegni". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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  18. ↑ "Art Hyatt NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Olympedia – Andrei Kerekeș". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Reuben Tam, Landscape Painter, 74". The New York Times. 8 January 1991. p. B 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Doris Zinkeisen - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Eddie Barefield, 81; Played Saxophone In Major Big Bands". The New York Times. 8 January 1991. p. B 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  26. ↑ C. Gerald Fraser (12 January 1991). "Berry Kroeger, 78, An Actor in Radio, Theater and Films". The New York Times. p. 1 13. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Olympedia – Ib Storm Larsen". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  28. ↑ Eleanor Blau (9 January 1991). "Richard Maibaum, Screenwriter For James Bond Films, Dies at 81". The New York Times. p. D 21. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  29. ↑ Lisa W. Foderaro (6 January 1991). "T.S. Matthews, 89, Ex-Editor of Time and Author". The New York Times. p. 1 22. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Olympedia – Tokushige Noto". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  31. ↑ "Eric Rodin Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  32. ↑ "Leo Wright". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  33. ↑ "Australian Football - Roy Day - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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  36. ↑ "Vasko Popa". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  37. ↑ "Ed Beinor Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  38. ↑ "Jim Brown NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  39. ↑ "Heinrich Dathe - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  40. ↑ "Bobby Estalella Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  41. ↑ "Antonio Blanco Freijeiro - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  42. ↑ "Nicholas Marsicano, An Art Teacher, 82". The New York Times. 12 January 1991. p. 1 13. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  43. ↑ "A. Adnan Saygun, Turkish Composer, 84". The New York Times. 16 January 1991. p. B 9. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  44. ↑ "Olympedia – Hermann Schlöske". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  45. ↑ "Alan Wiggins; Baseball Player, 32". The New York Times. 9 January 1991. p. D 20. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  46. ↑ "Cohen, Mitchell Harry | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  47. ↑ "Kandrat Krapiva". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  48. ↑ "José Guilherme Merquior - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  49. ↑ "Olympedia – Josef Stroh". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  50. ↑ "Steve Clark Guitarist, 30". The New York Times. 11 January 1991. p. B 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  51. ↑ "W. W. Nicklaus dead at 87". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. January 10, 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  52. ↑ "Roland Laudenbach". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  53. ↑ "Antonio León Ortega - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  54. ↑ "Charles Sterling - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  55. ↑ "Olympedia - Eva Bosáková-Vechtová". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  56. ↑ "Richard Kuremaa". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  57. ↑ "Carl David Anderson". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  58. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  59. ↑ "AUT - Úplné zobrazení záznamu". Czech National Authority Database (in Czech). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  60. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  61. ↑ "Obituary - Charles Mozley". The Independent. 20 January 1991.
  62. ↑ "Olympedia – Sarangapani Raman". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  63. ↑ "Sir Alec Rose, World-Circling Sailor, 82". The New York Times. 13 January 1991. p. 1 22. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  64. ↑ Glenn Fowler (12 January 1991). "Ronald Sanders, 58, Who Wrote On Jewish History and Dispersal". The New York Times. p. 1 13. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  65. ↑ "Olympedia – Geoff Iden". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  66. ↑ Eric Pace (15 January 1991). "Sir Robert Jackson Is Dead at 79; A Former Major Official at U.N.". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  67. ↑ "Tom Johannessen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  68. ↑ Peter B. Flint (16 January 1991). "Keye Luke, Actor, Is Dead at 86; 'No. 1 Son' and 'Kung Fu' Master". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  69. ↑ "Doug McEnulty Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  70. ↑ "Vasco Pratolini - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  71. ↑ "Olympedia – Niels Rasmussen". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  72. ↑ "Arthur L. White - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  73. ↑ "Falc'hun, François". Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  74. ↑ "Eladio Rojas (Player) - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  75. ↑ Ensley, Gerald (January 15, 1991). "FSU's first football coach dies". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 1D. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  76. ↑ "David Arkin - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  77. ↑ "Duncan Black - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  78. ↑ "Gordon Bryant - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  79. ↑ Joan Cook (19 January 1991). "Miles Copeland, 74, Expert on Mideast, Writer and Ex-Spy". The New York Times. p. 1 18. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  80. ↑ "Heli Finkenzeller". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  81. ↑ "Salah Khalaf". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  82. ↑ "Harry Shorten, Creator Of Cartoon, Dies at 76". The New York Times. 17 January 1991. p. B 10. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  83. ↑ Glenn Fowler (15 January 1991). "Roger W. Tubby, 80, Publisher; Promoted the Adirondack Region". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  84. ↑ "Australian Football - Cliff Tyson - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  85. ↑ "Leona Baumgartner - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  86. ↑ "Olympedia – Amédée Isola". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  87. ↑ "Lyle Judy Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  88. ↑ Glenn Fowler (9 February 1991). "Karl Rankin, 92, U.S. Diplomat In Europe and East for 34 Years". The New York Times. p. 1 28. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  89. ↑ "Dr. Preston Cloud, 78, A Geologist and Writer". The New York Times. 29 January 1991. p. B 5. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  90. ↑ "Nicholas Mansergh - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  91. ↑ "Jabbo Smith - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  92. ↑ "Marv Breuer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  93. ↑ "Olympedia – Denis Johansson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  94. ↑ "Giacomo Manzù". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  95. ↑ "John C. Morgan, 76; Won Medal of Honor". The New York Times. 21 January 1991. p. B 8. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  96. ↑ Peter B. Flint (18 January 1991). "Olav V, Norway's King 33 Years And Resistance Hero, Dies at 87". The New York Times. p. B 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  97. ↑ "Charles W. Davis; Medal of Honor Winner, 73". The New York Times. 29 January 1991. p. B 4. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  98. ↑ "Hamilton Fish III - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  99. ↑ "Vic Fusia, 77; coached football at UMass-Amherst, 1961-1970". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. January 21, 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  100. ↑ "Herb Harris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  101. ↑ Glenn Fowler (19 January 1991). "Leo Hurwitz, 81, Blacklisted Maker Of Documentaries". The New York Times. p. 1 18. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  102. ↑ "Olympedia – Jakob Kiefer". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  103. ↑ "Olympedia – Gilberte Mortier". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  104. ↑ "Don Beddoe - Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  105. ↑ "Dr. Winston Bostick, Atomic Physicist, 74". The New York Times. 25 January 1991. p. A 19. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  106. ↑ "Olympedia – Maria Brodacka". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  107. ↑ "Marcel Chaput". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  108. ↑ "Bobby Combe". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  109. ↑ "Olympedia – Arnulfo Hernández". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  110. ↑ "Olympedia – Fiorenzo Marini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  111. ↑ "Austrian Skier Dies After Accident in Qualifying". The Los Angeles Times. 19 January 1991. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  112. ↑ "John Russell - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  113. ↑ "Roy Weatherly Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  114. ↑ "Irv Brenner NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  115. ↑ Alfonso A. Narvaez (24 January 1991). "Gen. Joseph F. Carroll Dies at 80; Led Defense Intelligence Agency". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  116. ↑ "Harry Giese - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  117. ↑ "Louis Hardiquest". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  118. ↑ "Herbie Lewis Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  119. ↑ "Owen Madden". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  120. ↑ "Olympedia – Frank Pfütze". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  121. ↑ "Louis Seigner - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  122. ↑ "Olympedia – James Stewart". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  123. ↑ "Stan Szelest, Rock Pianist, 48". The New York Times. 22 January 1991. p. D 23. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  124. ↑ "Alfred Wainwright". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  125. ↑ "Olympedia – Cor Aalten". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  126. ↑ "John Bicknell Auden - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  127. ↑ "Ganga Devi - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  128. ↑ "Mieczysław Gracz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  129. ↑ "Olympedia – Eigil Hansen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  130. ↑ "Births, Deaths and Marriages" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (15): 8. 13 February 1991.
  131. ↑ "Robert Choquette". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  132. ↑ "Olympedia – Arnholdt Kongsgård". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  133. ↑ "Olympedia – An Yeong-Sik". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  134. ↑ "Northrop Frye". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  135. ↑ "Herbert Fröhlich - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  136. ↑ "Australian Football - Percy Furler - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  137. ↑ "Olympedia – Václav Janeček". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  138. ↑ "Annie Markart - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  139. ↑ "Olympedia – Rūdolfs Bārda". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  140. ↑ "Tom Becker NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  141. ↑ "Everett Freeman, 79, Prolific Screenwriter". The New York Times. 26 January 1991. p. 1 13. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  142. ↑ "Olympedia – John Middleton". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  143. ↑ George James (26 January 1991). "Jack Schaefer, 83, Author of Westerns, Including 'Shane'". The New York Times. p. 1 13. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  144. ↑ "Australian Football - Ernie Aitchison - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  145. ↑ "Lilian Bond, 83, Dies; Film Actress in 30's". The New York Times. 29 January 1991. p. B 5. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  146. ↑ "Stanley Brock". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  147. ↑ "Hoot Evers Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  148. ↑ "Olympedia – Per Gjelten". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  149. ↑ "Gino Pollini - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  150. ↑ "Wilbur Fox NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  151. ↑ "Olympedia – Des Koch". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  152. ↑ "Glenn Langan Dies; Film Actor Was 73". The New York Times. 29 January 1991. p. B 5. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  153. ↑ "Johnny van Doorn". biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  155. ↑ "Dale Long; Baseball Player, 64". The New York Times. 29 January 1991. p. B 4. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  156. ↑ "Miroslav Válek". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  157. ↑ "Olympedia – Leif Wikström". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  158. ↑ "Red Grange". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  159. ↑ "Olympedia – Nikola Radović". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  160. ↑ "Robinson, Richard Earl | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  161. ↑ Glenn Fowler (30 January 1991). "Dr. Alexander M. Schmidt, 61, Ex-Food and Drug Commissioner". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  162. ↑ "Hasan Dosti, 96, Dies; Ex-Official in Albania". The New York Times. 31 January 1991. p. B 9. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  163. ↑ Averill, June (12 February 1991). "Joan Gilbert". The Independent. p. 25. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  164. ↑ "Yasushi Inoue". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  165. ↑ "Olympedia – Władysław Król". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  166. ↑ "Olympedia – Arne Robertsson". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  167. ↑ John Noble Wilford (31 January 1991). "Dr. John Bardeen, 82, Winner Of Nobel Prize for Transistor, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  168. ↑ "Olympedia – La Moine Batson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  169. ↑ "Kurt Bittel". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  170. ↑ "Clifton C. Edom - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  171. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Marcel Galey (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  172. ↑ "John McIntire - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  173. ↑ "José Ferrater Mora - DB~e". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  174. ↑ Glenn Fowler (2 February 1991). "Robert Havighurst, 90, Educator And Expert on Youth and Old Age". The New York Times. p. 1 11. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  175. ↑ "Justin Apostol". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 December 2022.