In the year 1990
645 Notable deaths
Carlos Thompson
Argentine actor (1923-1990).
Born June 7th, 1923 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1990 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma). [ref]
F. F. Bruce
British biblical scholar (1910-1990).
Born October 12th, 1910 in Elgin.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 79 years old in Buxton.
Robert Hofstadter
American physicist and nobel laureate (1915-1990).
Born February 5th, 1915 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1990 at 75 years old in Stanford.
Dany Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1934-1990).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.
Vito Russo
American writer (1946–1990).
Born July 11th, 1946 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 1990 at 44 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bert Sommer
American folk singer, songwriter and actor (1949-1990).
Born February 7th, 1949 in Albany.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 41 years old in Troy.
Laurence J. Peter
Canadian educator (1919–1990).
Born September 16th, 1919 in Vancouver.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 70 years old in Palos Verdes Estates.
Manuel Puig
Argentine writer (1932-1990).
Born December 28th, 1932 in General Villegas.
Died July 22nd, 1990 at 57 years old in Cuernavaca (myocardial infarction).
William Travilla
American costume designer (1920-1990).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died November 2nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Pavel Cherenkov
Soviet physicist (1904-1990).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Novaya Chigla.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Terence O'Neill
British politician (1914-1990).
Born September 10th, 1914 in London.
Died June 12th, 1990 at 75 years old in Hampshire.
Spark Matsunaga
American politician (1916–1990).
Born October 8th, 1916 in Kauai County.
Died April 15th, 1990 at 73 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Elizabeth Allan
Actress (1910-1990).
Born April 9th, 1910 in Skegness.
Died July 27th, 1990 at 80 years old in Hove (disease).
Alan Perlis
American computer scientist (1922–1990).
Born April 1st, 1922 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 7th, 1990 at 67 years old in Yale – New Haven Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Vaso Čubrilović
Bosnian serb politician (1897-1990).
Born January 14th, 1897 in Gradiška.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Eduard Streltsov
Soviet footballer (1937-1990).
Born July 21st, 1937 in Perovo.
Died July 22nd, 1990 at 53 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Dovima
American actress and model (1927-1990).
Born December 11th, 1927 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 62 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cancer, liver cancer).
Eddie Quillan
American actor (1907–1990).
Born March 31st, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1990 at 83 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect (1909–1990).
Born May 9th, 1909 in Buffalo.
Died August 6th, 1990 at 81 years old in New York City.
Robert Ouko
Politician (1931-1990).
Born March 31st, 1931 in Kenya.
Died February 12th, 1990 at 58 years old in Nyanza Province.
Jackie Mittoo
Jamaican-canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.
Born March 3rd, 1948 in Brown's Town. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1990 at 42 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Edwin O. Reischauer
American diplomat (1910-1990).
Born October 15th, 1910 in Tokyo.
Died September 1st, 1990 at 79 years old in La Jolla (hepatitis).
Lois Moran
American actress (1909-1990).
Born March 1st, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1990 at 81 years old in Sedona (cancer).
Francisco Gabilondo Soler
Mexican musician (1907-1990).
Born October 6th, 1907 in Veracruz.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 83 years old
Bob Davies
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Harrisburg.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Hilton Head Island.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 645
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