In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
Sandro Pertini
Former president of the italian republic, president of italy from 1978 to 1985.
Born September 25th, 1896 in San Giovanni.
Died February 24th, 1990 at 93 years old in Rome.
Norman Cousins
American journalist.
Born June 24th, 1915 in West Hoboken.
Died November 30th, 1990 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, cardioplegia).
Ronald Evans
Nasa astronaut (1933-1990).
Born November 10th, 1933 in St. Francis.
Died April 7th, 1990 at 56 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Len Hutton
English cricketer (1916-1990).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Fulneck Moravian Settlement.
Died September 6th, 1990 at 74 years old in Kingston Hospital.
Jimmy Van Heusen
American composer (1913-1990).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Syracuse.
Died February 7th, 1990 at 77 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Hayedeh
Iranian singer.
Born April 10th, 1942 in Tehran.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 47 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1905-1990).
Born February 13th, 1905 in Almora.
Died June 13th, 1990 at 85 years old in Karachi.
Chiara Badano
Italian blessed.
Born October 29th, 1971 in Sassello.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 18 years old in Sassello (bone cancer).
Northern Calloway
American actor (1948-1990).
Born January 22nd, 1948 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 1990 at 41 years old in Ossining (cardiovascular disease).
Alexander Pechersky
Soviet army captain who led 1943 revolt in sobibor (1909-1990).
Born February 22nd, 1909 in Kremenchuk.
Died January 19th, 1990 at 80 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Anne Revere
American actress (1903-1990).
Born June 25th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 87 years old in Locust Valley (pneumonia).
Martha Dodd
American journalist, novelist and spy for the soviet union (1908–1990).
Born October 8th, 1908 in Ashland.
Died August 10th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Bruno Kreisky
Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990).
Born January 22nd, 1911 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 79 years old in Vienna (heart failure). [ref]
Alan John Clarke
English film director (1935–1990).
Born October 28th, 1935 in Wallasey.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 54 years old in Greater London (cancer).
Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright.
Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
Indian spiritual guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Jamalpur.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Emily Remler
American musician (1957–1990).
Born September 18th, 1957 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1990 at 32 years old in Sydney.
Manmohan Krishna
Indian film actor and director (1922-1990).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Lahore.
Died November 3rd, 1990 at 68 years old in Mumbai.
Ugo Tognazzi
Italian film and theatre actor, director and screenwriter (1922-1990).
Born March 23rd, 1922 in Cremona.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 68 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Peter Wessel Zapffe
Norwegian philosopher, mountaineer, and author (1899–1990).
Born December 18th, 1899 in Tromsø Municipality.
Died October 12th, 1990 at 90 years old in Asker.
Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
American engineer, coiner of murphy's law (1918–1990).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.
Bobby Day
American rock and roll and r&b musician.
Born July 1st, 1930 in Fort Worth.
Died July 27th, 1990 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Charles Farrell
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1901 in Norfolk County. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 88 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valerie French
British actress (1928-1990).
Born March 11th, 1928 in London.
Died November 3rd, 1990 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Norbert Elias
German sociologist.
Born June 22nd, 1897 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1990 at 93 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson