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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Béla Volentik
Association football player (1907-1990).
Born December 5th, 1907 in Szolnok.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Jure Kaštelan
Croatian poet and writer (1919–1990).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Zakučac.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Martin Kessel
German writer (1901–1990).
Born April 14th, 1901 in Plauen.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Willy Spühler
Member of the swiss federal council (1902-1990).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Zurich.
Died May 31st, 1990 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Luigi Dadaglio
Catholic cardinal (1914-1990).
Born September 28th, 1914 in Sezzadio.
Died August 22nd, 1990 at 75 years old in Rome.
Ivan Blatný
Czech poet (1919-1990).
Born December 21st, 1919 in Brno. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1990 at 70 years old in Colchester. [ref]
Bob Drake
American racing driver (1919–1990).
Born December 14th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died April 18th, 1990 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Anatoly Sofronov
Soviet author, poet and writer (1911-1990).
Born November 10th, 1911 in Minsk. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1990 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Wieslaw Kielar
Polish writer (1919–1990).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Przeworsk.
Died June 1st, 1990 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
Rolf Hansen
German film director, actor (1904–1990).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Ilmenau.
Died December 3rd, 1990 at 85 years old in Munich.
Władysław Rubin
Catholic cardinal (1917-1990).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Toky.
Died November 28th, 1990 at 73 years old in Vatican City (Alzheimer's disease).
Julijans Vaivods
Latvian catholic cardinal (1895–1990).
Born August 18th, 1895 in Vārkava Parish.
Died May 24th, 1990 at 94 years old in Riga.
Russell Vis
Olympic wrestler.
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 1st, 1990 at 89 years old in San Diego.
Georges Lacombe
French film director.
Born August 19th, 1902 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 1990 at 87 years old in Cannes.
José Solís
Spanish politician (1913-1990).
Born September 27th, 1913 in Cabra. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1990 at 76 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Lauritz Falk
Swedish-norwegian actor and film director (1909-1990).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Brussels.
Died February 1st, 1990 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Wim Volkers
Dutch footballer and manager (1899-1990).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Amsterdam.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 90 years old in Amsterdam.
Hélène Boschi
Swiss musician (1917–1990).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Lausanne.
Died July 9th, 1990 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Georgy Flyorov
Soviet physicist (1913-1990).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died November 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Yoshiko Yuasa
Japanese translator.
Born December 7th, 1896 in Kyoto.
Died October 24th, 1990 at 93 years old in Tokyo.
Kuzman Sotirović
Serbian footballer (1908-1990).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Mavrovo.
Died July 25th, 1990 at 81 years old in Paris.
Zari Elmassian
American singer (1906-1990).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Lynn.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Leopold Neumer
German footballer (1919-1990).
Born February 8th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died March 19th, 1990 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Pasquale Fornara
Italian cyclist (1925–1990).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Borgomanero.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 65 years old in Borgomanero.
Vladimir Belousov
Russian geologist (1907–1990).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 1990 at 83 years old in Moscow.
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