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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Helmut Lipfert
German world war ii fighter pilot (1916–1990).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Lippelsdorf.
Died August 10th, 1990 at 74 years old in Einbeck.
Vasily Lazarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1928–1990).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Poroshino, Altai Krai.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 62 years old in Moscow (poison).
Pierre Braunberger
French film producer and actor (1905–1990).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Paris.
Died November 16th, 1990 at 85 years old in Aubervilliers.
Myrna Elizabeth Mack Chang
Guatemalan anthropologist.
Born October 24th, 1949 in Retalhuleu Department.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 40 years old in Guatemala City.
Concha Piquer
Spanish singer (1906-1990).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Valencia. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1990 at 82 years old in Madrid (cardiac arrest).
Alice Sapritch
French actress (1916-1990).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Constantinople.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 73 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Sergei Rudenko
Soviet air force general (1904-1990).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Korop.
Died July 10th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Gendron
French musician (1920–1990).
Born December 26th, 1920 in Grez-sur-Loing.
Died August 20th, 1990 at 69 years old in Grez-sur-Loing.
Robert Gordon
American actor and director (1913-1990).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Vasily Kuznetsov
Soviet politician (1901-1990).
Born February 13th, 1901 in Sofilovka.
Died June 5th, 1990 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Marc Augier
French politician and writer (1908–1990).
Born March 19th, 1908 in Bordeaux.
Died December 16th, 1990 at 82 years old in Ballainvilliers.
Bob Gerard
British racing driver.
Born January 19th, 1914 in Leicester.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 76 years old in South Croxton.
Ahti Karjalainen
Finnish politician and prime minister (1923–1990).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Hirvensalmi.
Died September 7th, 1990 at 67 years old in Helsinki (pancreatic cancer).
Alfredo Poveda
President of the supreme council of government of ecuador (1976 - 1979).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Píllaro.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 64 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Lyle R. Wheeler
American art director (1905–1990).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Woburn.
Died January 10th, 1990 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Yves Chaland
Cartoonist (1957–1990).
Born April 3rd, 1957 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 33 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision).
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1910-1990).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Macomb.
Died March 23rd, 1990 at 80 years old in New York City.
Attilio Demaría
Argentine and italian footballer (1909-1990).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 11th, 1990 at 81 years old in Haedo.
Ken Domon
Japanese photographer (1909–1990).
Born October 25th, 1909 in Sakata.
Died September 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Angolan poet and politician (1928–1990).
Born August 21st, 1928 in Golungo Alto.
Died August 26th, 1990 at 62 years old in London.
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician (1903–1990).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
Lotte Jacobi
German-american photographer (1896–1990).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Toruń.
Died May 6th, 1990 at 93 years old in Concord. [ref]
Erna Berger
Operatic singer.
Born October 19th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died June 14th, 1990 at 89 years old in Essen.
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Rimantas Stankevičius
Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1944-1990).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Marijampolė.
Died September 9th, 1990 at 46 years old in Salgareda.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 686
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