1991 deaths

Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he is known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Polish-American writer (1904–1991)

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)

Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)

American physicist and engineer (1908–1991)

American physicist

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)

French-Italian actor and singer (1921–1991)

French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)

Czechoslovak politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (1913-1991)

king of Norway (1903-1991)

British ballerina

American physicist (1907-1991)

German actor (1926–1991)

British film director (1908–1991)

American television screenwriter and producer (1921–1991)

Soviet politician (1893–1991)

American economist (1911–1991)

Chinese political figure and wife of Mao Zedong (1914–1991)

Finnish scientist (1900–1991)

American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991)

Mexican diplomat and politician (1911-1991)

Saint Lucian economist (1915–1991)

Italian American microbiologist (1912–1991)

Soviet sniper (1915-1991)

Japanese engineer and industrialist

American actress (1920–1991)

American actress (1935-1991)

British actress (1907-1991)

Italian writer (1916–1991)

American actress

German SS officer, head of the Gestapo in Lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991)

British economist, Nobel Memorial Prize winner (1913-1991)

American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)

American astronaut (1930-1991)

Polish-American novelist

French philosopher (1901-1991)

American inventor and founder of the Fender company (1909–1991)

English theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991)

Nutan Samarth-Bahl ( Samarth; 4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Nutan was noted for her naturalistic acting in parts of conflicted women often deemed unconventional. In a career spanning four decades, she appeared in more than 80 films, that ranged in genre from urban romances to socio-realist dramas. She was the recipient of seven Filmfare Awards, including a then-record five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. In 1974, Nutan received the Padma Shr

American film director (1912–1991)

American actor (1903-1991)

Soviet aviator, thrice Hero of the Soviet Union (1920-1991)

French traditionalist Catholic archbishop

American actor (1908–1991)

Italian politician (1901–1991)

Prime Minister and President of Mongolia (1916-1991)

American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)

Swedish footballer

Spanish philosopher (1904–1991)

Chilean pianist (1903-1991)

American photographer (1898-1991)

Hungarian fencer (1910-1991)

French author and illustrator (1902–1991)

American actor (1904–1991)

Swiss sculptor (1925–1991)

American scientist and inventor (1909–1991)