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In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
Naoto Tajima
Japanese long and triple jumper.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Iwakuni.
Died December 4th, 1990 at 78 years old in Iwakuni.
Jorge Bolet
Cuban-born american pianist and teacher.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Havana.
Died October 16th, 1990 at 75 years old in Mountain View (death from AIDS-related complications).
Luís Carlos Prestes
Brazilian politician (1898-1990).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Aldo Fabrizi
Italian actor and cinema and theatre director (1905-1990).
Born November 1st, 1905 in Rome.
Died April 2nd, 1990 at 84 years old in Rome.
Yannis Ritsos
Greek poet.
Born May 1st, 1909 in Monemvasia. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1990 at 81 years old in Athens. [ref]
Mel Lewis
American musician.
Born May 10th, 1929 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1990 at 60 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop.
Born July 23rd, 1910 in Kobylino.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Hal Draper
American activist and author (1914-1990).
Born September 19th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia).
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Michel Leiris
French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990).
Born April 20th, 1901 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 30th, 1990 at 89 years old in Saint-Hilaire (myocardial infarction).
Oldřich Nejedlý
Czech footballer (1909–1990).
Born December 26th, 1909 in Žebrák.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 80 years old in Rakovník.
Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley
Daughter of grand duke paul alexandrovich of russia (1903–1990).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Paris.
Died November 15th, 1990 at 86 years old in Paris.
Ilya Frank
Soviet physicist.
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 1990 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Roman Vishniac
American photographer.
Born August 19th, 1897 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sabicas
Flamenco guitarist from spain (1912-1990).
Born March 18th, 1912 in Pamplona.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 78 years old in New York City.
Lothar Collatz
German mathematician.
Born July 6th, 1910 in Arnsberg.
Died September 26th, 1990 at 80 years old in Varna.
Berthold Lubetkin
Russian architect (1901–1990).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1990 at 88 years old in Bristol.
Xu Xiangqian
Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Wutai County.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Kenjiro Takayanagi
Japanese pioneer in the development of television.
Born January 20th, 1899 in Hamamatsu.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 91 years old in Yokosuka (pneumonia).
Frank Lausche
American politician (1895–1990).
Born November 14th, 1895 in Cleveland.
Died April 21st, 1990 at 94 years old in Cleveland.
Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
British diplomat (1907-1990).
Born October 8th, 1907 in Plymouth.
Died September 5th, 1990 at 82 years old in Plymouth.
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
Egyptian writer and journalist.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1990 at 61 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Nadia Gamal
Egyptian actress and dancer.
Born September 21st, 1934 in Alexandria.
Died June 1st, 1990 at 55 years old in Beirut (pneumonia).
Andrei Kirilenko
Soviet politician (1906-1990).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Alexeyevka.
Died May 15th, 1990 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Morley Callaghan
Canadian writer (1903–1990).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Toronto.
Died August 25th, 1990 at 87 years old in Toronto.
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