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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Dick Lundy
American animator (1907–1990).
Born August 14th, 1907 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died April 7th, 1990 at 82 years old in San Diego.
Walter Sedlmayr
German actor (1926–1990).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Munich.
Died July 14th, 1990 at 64 years old in Munich.
Bin Akao
Japanese ultranationalist political activist (1899–1990).
Born January 15th, 1899 in Nagoya.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Toshima.
Tomás Ó Fiaich
Catholic cardinal (1923–1990).
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Cullyhanna. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1990 at 66 years old in Toulouse (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Wehner
German politician (kpd, spd) (1906-1990).
Born July 11th, 1906 in Dresden. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1990 at 83 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Paul Tortelier
French cellist and composer (1914–1990).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 76 years old in Chaussy.
Charles Marquis Warren
Film director (1912-1990).
Born December 16th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died August 11th, 1990 at 77 years old in West Hills.
Mariano Rumor
Italian politician (1915-1990).
Born June 16th, 1915 in Vicenza.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Vicenza (pulmonary edema).
Marilyn Buferd
American actress (1925-1990).
Born January 30th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1990 at 65 years old in Austin (cancer).
Marie-Dominique Chenu
French historian (1895-1990).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Soisy-sur-Seine.
Died February 11th, 1990 at 95 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Willy Vandersteen
Flemish comics author (1913-1990).
Born February 13th, 1913 in Antwerp.
Died August 28th, 1990 at 77 years old in De Bilt, Edegem.
Vladimir Dedijer
Serbian politician and partisan fighter (1914-1990).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Belgrade.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 76 years old in Boston.
Arthur Samuel
American computer scientist (1901–1990).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Emporia. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 88 years old in Stanford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vladimir Ussachevsky
American composer (1911-1990).
Born November 3rd, 1911 in Hailar District.
Died January 2nd, 1990 at 78 years old in New York City.
Harry Klinefelter
Endocrinologist (1912–1990).
Born March 20th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died February 20th, 1990 at 77 years old
Alexis Minotis
Greek actor and director (1900–1990).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Chania.
Died November 11th, 1990 at 90 years old in Athens.
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Indian actor (1899–1990).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Kozhikode.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 90 years old in Ottapalam.
Vasily Margelov
Soviet general (1908–1990).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Dnipro.
Died March 4th, 1990 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Otto E. Neugebauer
Austrian-american mathematician (1899–1990).
Born May 26th, 1899 in Innsbruck.
Died February 19th, 1990 at 90 years old in Princeton.
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990).
Born January 4th, 1899 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 91 years old in Bremen.
Hans Freudenthal
Dutch mathematician (1905–1990).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Luckenwalde.
Died October 13th, 1990 at 85 years old in Utrecht.
Michiyo Kogure
Japanese actress (1918-1990).
Born January 31st, 1918 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 13th, 1990 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Merab Mamardashvili
Georgian philosopher (1930-1990).
Born September 15th, 1930 in Gori.
Died November 25th, 1990 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Georges de Rham
Swiss mathematician (1903–1990).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Roche.
Died October 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Alfred Sauvy
Demographer, anthropologist and historian of the french economy (1898–1990).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho.
Died October 30th, 1990 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 686
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