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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
Greta Stevenson
New zealand mycologist (1911-1990).
Born June 10th, 1911 in Auckland.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Octavio Beras Rojas
Catholic cardinal (1906–1990).
Born November 16th, 1906 in Dominican Republic.
Died December 1st, 1990 at 84 years old in Santo Domingo.
Paul Pisk
Austrian composer (1893–1990).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 96 years old in Los Angeles.
John Holland
New zealand hurdler (1926–1990).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Auckland.
Died June 9th, 1990 at 63 years old (cancer).
Wilhelm Borchert
German actor and dubbing actor (1907–1990).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died June 1st, 1990 at 83 years old in Schöneberg.
Aino Taube
Swedish actress (1912–1990).
Born July 11th, 1912 in Espergærde.
Died June 3rd, 1990 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Çetin Zeybek
Turkish association football player (1932–1990).
Born September 12th, 1932 in Bandırma.
Died November 10th, 1990 at 58 years old in Bandırma.
Volker von Collande
German actor, screenwriter and director (1913–1990).
Born November 21st, 1913 in Dresden.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 76 years old in Hanover.
Marino Morettini
Italian racing cyclist (1931–1990).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Vertova.
Died December 10th, 1990 at 59 years old in Milan.
José Luis García Traid
Spanish association football player (1936-1990).
Born April 6th, 1936 in Zaragoza.
Died January 11th, 1990 at 53 years old in Zaragoza (cardiovascular disease).
Max Bulla
Austrian cyclist (1905–1990).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died March 1st, 1990 at 84 years old in Pitten.
Arno Arthur Wachmann
German astronomer (1902–1990).
Born March 8th, 1902 in Hamburg.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 88 years old in Hamburg.
James MacNabb
British rower (1901-1990).
Born December 26th, 1901 in Keighley.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 88 years old in London.
Edward Szymkowiak
Polish footballer (1932-1990).
Born March 13th, 1932 in Szopienice.
Died January 28th, 1990 at 57 years old in Bytom.
John Lindgren
Swedish cross-country skier (1899-1990).
Born November 8th, 1899 in Lycksele.
Died January 30th, 1990 at 90 years old in Lycksele.
Salvatore Tripoli
American boxer (1904-1990).
Born December 5th, 1904 in New York City.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 85 years old in New York City.
Maria Paudler
German actress (1903–1990).
Born June 20th, 1903 in Děčín.
Died August 17th, 1990 at 87 years old in Munich.
František Douda
Czechoslovak shot putter (1908–1990).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Gordon Aitchison
Canadian basketball player (1909–1990).
Born June 14th, 1909 in North Bay.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 80 years old in Windsor.
Konstantin Konstantinovich Kokkinaki
Soviet aviator (1910-1990).
Born March 11th, 1910 in Novorossiysk.
Died March 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Fernando Claudín
Spanish communist and historian.
Born August 21st, 1915 in Zaragoza.
Died May 16th, 1990 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Sophie Piccard
Swiss mathematician (1904-1990).
Born September 27th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Adri van Male
Dutch footballer (1910-1990).
Born October 7th, 1910 in Philippine.
Died October 11th, 1990 at 80 years old in Rotterdam.
Ricardo Carballo Calero
Galician academic.
Born October 30th, 1910 in Ferrol.
Died March 25th, 1990 at 79 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Vietnamese cardinal (1921–1990).
Born March 19th, 1921 in French Indochina.
Died May 18th, 1990 at 69 years old in Hanoi.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 686
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau