In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
Patrick White
English-born australian writer.
Born May 28th, 1912 in London. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Hussein Onn
Prime minister of malaysia from 1976 to 1981.
Born February 12th, 1922 in Johor Bahru.
Died May 29th, 1990 at 68 years old in Daly City (cardiovascular disease).
Arthur Goldberg
American lawyer, politician and civil servant (1908-1990).
Born August 8th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 19th, 1990 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Dodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright.
Born May 3rd, 1896 in Whitefield. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1990 at 94 years old in Finchingfield. [ref]
Sergei Parajanov
Soviet armenian and georgian film director (1924-1990).
Born January 9th, 1924 in Tbilisi.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 66 years old in Yerevan (lung cancer).
Michael Oakeshott
British philosopher (1901-1990).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Chelsfield.
Died December 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Acton.
Edward Binns
American actor (1916–1990).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died December 4th, 1990 at 74 years old in Brewster (myocardial infarction).
Bruno Bettelheim
Austrian-american child psychologist and writer (1903–1990).
Born August 28th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died March 13th, 1990 at 86 years old in Silver Spring (asphyxia). [ref]
Raymond St. Jacques
American actor (1930–1990).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Hartford.
Died August 27th, 1990 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma).
John Stewart Bell
Northern irish physicist.
Born July 28th, 1928 in Belfast. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1990 at 62 years old in Geneva (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Japanese prince (1887-1990).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Jill Esmond
British actress (1908–1990).
Born January 26th, 1908 in London.
Died July 28th, 1990 at 82 years old in Wimbledon.
Ivan Serov
Kgb officer (1905-1990).
Born August 25th, 1905 in Vologda.
Died July 1st, 1990 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Taiichi Ohno
Japanese businessman and engineer (1912–1990).
Born February 29th, 1912 in Dalian.
Died May 28th, 1990 at 78 years old in Toyota.
Ninel Kulagina
Russian woman claiming to have psychic powers.
Born July 30th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 11th, 1990 at 63 years old
Ed Parker
American martial artist (1931-1990).
Born March 19th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died December 15th, 1990 at 59 years old in Honolulu.
Erté
Russian-born french designer (1892-1990).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 21st, 1990 at 97 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Sergio Corbucci
Italian film director (1927-1990).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Rome.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 62 years old in Rome.
Rashad Khalifa
Egyptian-american biochemist (1935-1990).
Born November 19th, 1935 in Kafr az Zayyāt.
Died January 31st, 1990 at 54 years old in Tucson (stab wound).
Leonard Sachs
British actor (1909–1990).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Roodepoort.
Died June 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in London.
J. C. R. Licklider
American psychologist and computer scientist (1915–1990).
Born March 11th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Arlington (asthma).
Jean Wallace
American television and film actress (1923–1990).
Born October 12th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died February 14th, 1990 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (gastrointestinal bleeding).
Maniben Patel
Indian politician.
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Gujarat.
Died March 26th, 1990 at 86 years old
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Swiss author and dramatist (1921-1990).
Born January 5th, 1921 in Konolfingen. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1990 at 69 years old in Neuchâtel (heart failure). [ref]
Alberto Moravia
Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990).
Born November 28th, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1990 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi