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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
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.
Jimmy Carruthers
Australian boxer.
Born July 5th, 1929 in Paddington.
Died August 15th, 1990 at 61 years old in Narrabeen (lung cancer).
Werner Janssen
American conductor (1899-1990).
Born June 1st, 1899 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 1990 at 91 years old in New York City.
Charles Hernu
French politician (1923–1990).
Born July 3rd, 1923 in Quimper.
Died January 17th, 1990 at 66 years old in Bron.
Ludwig Lachmann
German economist (1906–1990).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Johannesburg.
Oleg Kagan
Russian violinist (1946–1990).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died July 15th, 1990 at 43 years old in Munich (cancer).
Sacha Pitoëff
French actor and director (1920–1990).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Geneva.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Ch'ien Mu
Chinese historian, philosopher and writer (1895–1990).
Born July 30th, 1895 in Jiangsu.
Died August 30th, 1990 at 95 years old in Taipei.
Clärenore Stinnes
German racing driver (1901–1990).
Born January 21st, 1901 in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1990 at 89 years old in Björnlunda. [ref]
Dodo Abashidze
Soviet actor (1924–1990).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Tbilisi.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
Jane Novak
American actress (1896-1990).
Born January 12th, 1896 in St. Louis.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Frédéric Rossif
French film director (1922–1990).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Cetinje.
Died April 18th, 1990 at 68 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Frits Warmolt Went
Dutch botanist (1903-1990).
Born May 18th, 1903 in Utrecht.
Died May 1st, 1990 at 86 years old in White Pine County.
Mieczysław Fogg
Polish singer (1901-1990).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Mário Schenberg
Brazilian physicist (1914–1990).
Born July 2nd, 1914 in Recife.
Died November 10th, 1990 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Eva Turner
Singer (1892–1990).
Born March 10th, 1892 in Oldham.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 98 years old in London.
Valentin Pikul
Russian writer (1928-1990).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 16th, 1990 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Australian composer (1912–1990).
Born December 29th, 1912 in Melbourne.
Died June 25th, 1990 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician (1919-1990).
Born May 19th, 1919 in Toronto.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 686
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene