In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Luigi Beccali
Italian track runner (1907–1990).
Born December 19th, 1907 in Milan.
Died August 29th, 1990 at 82 years old in Rapallo.
Pierre Dux
French actor, theatrical director and manager (1908–1990).
Born October 21st, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Travis Webb
American racing driver.
Born October 8th, 1910 in Joplin.
Died January 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in McMinnville.
Mario Pizziolo
Italian footballer (1909-1990).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Castellammare Adriatico.
Died April 30th, 1990 at 80 years old in Florence.
Mikhail Matusovsky
Soviet poet (1915–1990).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Luhansk.
Died July 16th, 1990 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Eugenia Ravasio
Roman catholic nun and italian mystic (1907–1990).
Born September 4th, 1907 in Capriate San Gervasio.
Died August 10th, 1990 at 82 years old in Anzio.
Horst Bienek
German writer (1930–1990).
Born May 7th, 1930 in Gliwice. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 60 years old in Munich (death from AIDS-related complications).
John Hawkes
Australian tennis player (1899–1990).
Born June 7th, 1899 in Geelong.
Died May 31st, 1990 at 90 years old in Geelong.
James W. Wood
American astronaut (1924-1990).
Born August 9th, 1924 in Paragould.
Died January 1st, 1990 at 65 years old in Melbourne.
Erkki Aaltonen
Finnish composer (1910–1990).
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Peter Herman Adler
American conductor (1899–1990).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in Jablonec nad Nisou. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1990 at 90 years old in Ridgefield. [ref]
Irina Odoyevtseva
Russian poet, novelist and author of memoirs resided in france (1895–1990).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1990 at 94 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gebhard Müller
German politician (1900-1990).
Born April 17th, 1900 in Füramoos.
Died August 7th, 1990 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
Vincenzo Ferdinandi
Italian fashion designer.
Born November 29th, 1920 in Newark.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 69 years old in Rome.
Egil Aarvik
Norwegian minister of social affairs (1912-1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Børsa. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Lidiya Ginzburg
Soviet literary historian (1902–1990).
Born March 18th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alexej Čepička
Czechoslovak minister of national defence, minister of justice of the csr, czechoslovak politician and army general (1910-1990).
Born October 18th, 1910 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 79 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Sayyid Shahab al-DIn Mar'ashi Najafi
Iraqi marja' (1897-1990).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Najaf. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1990 at 93 years old in Qom.
Mihály Tóth
Hungarian footballer (1926-1990).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Budapest, Bezdan.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Clara González
Panamanian activist.
Born September 11th, 1901 in Remedios.
Died February 10th, 1990 at 88 years old in Panama City.
Alfredo Pián
Argentine racing driver (1912–1990).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Las Rosas.
Died July 25th, 1990 at 77 years old in Las Rosas.
Adonias Filho
Journalist, literary critic, essayist, librarian and brazilian novelist (1915-1990).
Born November 27th, 1915 in Itajuípe.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Ilhéus.
Irmtraud Morgner
German writer (1933–1990).
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Chemnitz.
Died May 6th, 1990 at 56 years old in Berlin (cancer).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius