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In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
José Napoleón Duarte
President of el salvador (1925-1990).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Santa Ana.
Died February 23rd, 1990 at 64 years old in San Salvador (stomach cancer).
Yun Posun
2nd president of south korea (1897-1990).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Asan.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 92 years old in Seoul (diabetes).
Miguel Muñoz
Spanish association football player and manager (1922–1990).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Madrid.
Died July 16th, 1990 at 68 years old in Madrid.
José Figueres Ferrer
Costa rican politician (1906–1990).
Born September 25th, 1906 in San Ramón.
Died June 8th, 1990 at 83 years old in San José.
Barbara Baxley
American actress (1923-1990).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Porterville.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 67 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
George de Mestral
Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990).
Born June 19th, 1907 in Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges.
Died February 8th, 1990 at 82 years old in Commugny.
Sun Li-jen
Chinese general and politician (1900-1990).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Lujiang County.
Died November 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Taichung.
Dorothy Mackaill
English-born american actress (1903-1990).
Born March 4th, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died August 12th, 1990 at 87 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure).
Joe Mercer
English footballer and manager (1914-1990).
Born August 9th, 1914 in Ellesmere Port.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 76 years old in Manchester.
Cazuza
Brazilian composer and singer (1958–1990).
Born April 4th, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 9th, 1990 at 32 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from AIDS-related complications).
Nathaniel Clifton
American basketball player-coach (1922-1990).
Born October 13th, 1922 in Little Rock.
Died August 31st, 1990 at 67 years old in Chicago.
Fred Rwigyema
Founding member of the rwandan patriotic front.
Born April 10th, 1957 in Gitarama Province.
Died October 2nd, 1990 at 33 years old in Kigali (gunshot wound).
Narayan Gopal
Nepalese singer (1939–1990).
Born October 4th, 1939 in Kathmandu.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (diabetes).
Sergei Dovlatov
Soviet writer.
Born September 3rd, 1941 in Ufa.
Died August 24th, 1990 at 48 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
An Wang
American businessman (1920–1990).
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Juan José Arévalo
Guatemalan politician (1904–1990).
Born September 10th, 1904 in Taxisco.
Died October 8th, 1990 at 86 years old in Guatemala City.
Sergio Franchi
Italian-american tenor and actor (1926-1990).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Codogno.
Died May 1st, 1990 at 64 years old in Stonington (cancer, brain cancer).
June Christy
American singer (1925–1990).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Springfield.
Died June 21st, 1990 at 64 years old in Sherman Oaks (kidney failure).
Madge Bellamy
Actress (1899-1990).
Born June 30th, 1899 in Hillsboro. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1990 at 90 years old in Upland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Beatrice Shilling
British aeronautical engineer.
Born March 8th, 1909 in Waterlooville. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1990 at 81 years old (breast cancer, bronchopneumonia).
Irving Wallace
American writer (1916-1990).
Born March 19th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died June 29th, 1990 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1926-1990).
Born June 5th, 1926 in Regensburg.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 64 years old in Großhadern.
Don Chaffey
British film director, screenwriter, producer and art director (1917–1990).
Born August 5th, 1917 in Hastings. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1990 at 73 years old in Kawau Island (heart failure). [ref]
Luigi Nono
Italian composer (1924-1990).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Venice.
Died May 8th, 1990 at 66 years old in Venice. [ref]
René Enríquez
Hispanic/latin american actor (1933–1990).
Born November 24th, 1933 in Granada.
Died March 23rd, 1990 at 56 years old in Tarzana (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 645
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