In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Matvei Blanter
Soviet composer of jewish origin (1903-1990).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Pochep.
Died September 27th, 1990 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Tadeusz Kantor
Polish artist (1915–1990).
Born April 6th, 1915 in Wielopole Skrzyńskie. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1990 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Ivan Mihailov
Bulgarian revolutionary (1896–1990).
Born August 26th, 1896 in Novo Selo.
Died September 5th, 1990 at 94 years old in Rome.
Keiji Nishitani
Japanese philosopher (1900–1990).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 90 years old
Gideon Hausner
Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990).
Born September 26th, 1915 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1990 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Gerhard Schrader
German chemist (1903–1990).
Born February 25th, 1903 in Bortfeld. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1990 at 87 years old in Cronenberg. [ref]
Naoto Tajima
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field) (1912–1990).
Born August 15th, 1912 in Osaka Prefecture.
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.
Savitri Khanolkar
Swiss-indian designer, best known for designing the param vir chakra.
Born July 20th, 1913 in Neuchâtel.
Died November 26th, 1990 at 77 years old in New Delhi.
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.
Mel Lewis
American musician (1929–1990).
Born May 10th, 1929 in Buffalo.
Died February 2nd, 1990 at 60 years old in New York City (melanoma, lung cancer, brain tumor).
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop (1910–1990).
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.
Yun Po-sun
2nd president of south korea (1897-1990).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Asan.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 92 years old in Seoul (diabetes).
Roman Vishniac
American photographer (1897–1990).
Born August 19th, 1897 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City.
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 (1910–1990).
Born July 6th, 1910 in Arnsberg.
Died September 26th, 1990 at 80 years old in Varna.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare