In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Born May 26th, 1899 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1990 at 90 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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]
Vladimir Stoychev
Bulgarian army officer (1892–1990).
Born March 24th, 1892 in Sofia.
Died April 27th, 1990 at 98 years old in Sofia.
Katalin Karády
Hungarian actress and singer (1910–1990).
Born December 28th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died February 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in New York City.
Ed van der Elsken
Dutch photographer (1925–1990).
Born March 10th, 1925 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1990 at 65 years old in Edam (prostate cancer).
Robert Antelme
French writer (1917–1990).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Sartène.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Emil Konopinski
American physicist (1911–1990).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Michigan City.
Died May 26th, 1990 at 78 years old in Bloomington (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Laura Perls
German psychologist (1905-1990).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Pforzheim.
Died July 13th, 1990 at 84 years old in Pforzheim.
Zhang Qun
Chinese politician (1889-1990).
Born May 9th, 1889 in Huayang.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 101 years old in Taipei.
Dorothy Appleby
American actress (1906-1990).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Portland.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 84 years old in Long Island.
Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian artist and writer (1912–1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Christiania, Oslo.
Died December 24th, 1990 at 78 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Horst Feistel
German cryptographer (1915–1990).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died November 14th, 1990 at 75 years old
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi