In the year 1990
654 Notable deaths
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).
Frank Hamilton Cushing
American anthropologist (1857-1900).
Born July 22nd, 1857 in Erie County.
Died April 10th, 1990 at 132 years old in Washington, D.C. (choking).
Horst Feistel
German cryptographer (1915–1990).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died November 14th, 1990 at 75 years old
Lawrence Alloway
Art critic and curator (1926–1990).
Born September 17th, 1926 in London.
Died January 2nd, 1990 at 63 years old in New York City.
John Hansen
Danish footballer (born 1924).
Born July 24th, 1924 in Frederiksberg Municipality.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg Municipality.
Walter Bruch
German electrical engineer (1908–1990).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died May 5th, 1990 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Karl Rolvaag
American diplomat (1913-1990).
Born July 18th, 1913 in Northfield.
Died December 20th, 1990 at 77 years old in Northfield.
Otto Hitzfeld
German general (1898–1990).
Born May 7th, 1898 in Schluchsee.
Died December 6th, 1990 at 92 years old in Dossenheim.
Nicola Abbagnano
Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).
Born July 15th, 1901 in Salerno.
Died September 9th, 1990 at 89 years old in Milan.
Charles Arnt
Actor (1906-1990).
Born August 20th, 1906 in Michigan City.
Died August 6th, 1990 at 83 years old in Orcas Island (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer).
Giorgio Ghezzi
Italian footballer (1930-1990).
Born July 11th, 1930 in Cesenatico.
Died December 12th, 1990 at 60 years old in Forlì.
Carlos Peucelle
Argentine footballer (1908-1990).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 1st, 1990 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ernst Kuzorra
German association football player and manager (1905–1990).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died January 1st, 1990 at 84 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Rosario Livatino
Italian judge (1952–1990).
Born October 3rd, 1952 in Canicattì.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 37 years old in Agrigento. [ref]
Mathias Goeritz
Mexican artist (1915-1990).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Gdańsk.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Horst Sindermann
Prime minister of east germany (1915-1990).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Dresden.
Died April 20th, 1990 at 74 years old in East Berlin.
Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle
German jesuit priest.
Born November 11th, 1898 in Nieheim.
Died July 7th, 1990 at 91 years old in Münster.
Ahmed Balafrej
Moroccan prime minister (1908-1990).
Born September 8th, 1908 in Rabat.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 81 years old in Rabat.
Melba Roy Mouton
African-american assistant chief of research programs at nasa.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Fairfax.
Died June 25th, 1990 at 61 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer).
Jaime Gil de Biedma
Poeta español (1929–1990).
Born November 13th, 1929 in Barcelona.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 60 years old in Barcelona (HIV).
Jean Fourastié
French economist (1907–1990).
Born April 15th, 1907 in Saint-Benin-d'Azy.
Died July 25th, 1990 at 83 years old in Douelle.
Medard Boss
Swiss psychologist (1903-1990).
Born October 4th, 1903 in St. Gallen.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 87 years old in Zollikon.
Marshall Hall
American mathematician (1910-1990).
Born September 17th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died July 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
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