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In the year 1990
686 Notable deaths
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).
Grim Natwick
American artist, animator, and film director (1890-1990).
Born August 16th, 1890 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, heart disease).
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. [ref]
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.
Jay Lovestone
American socialist, communist, anti-communist and labor/political activist (1897-1990).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Slonimskij County.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 92 years old in New York City.
Hermes Pan
American dancer, choreographer (1909-1990).
Born December 10th, 1909 in Memphis.
Died September 19th, 1990 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
Tom Brown
American model & actor (1913–1990).
Born January 6th, 1913 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 1990 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Volodymyr Scherbytsky
Soviet politician (1918-1990).
Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917–1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Hugh MacLennan
Canadian writer (1907–1990).
Born March 20th, 1907 in Glace Bay.
Died November 9th, 1990 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Friedrich Wegener
German pathologist (1907–1990).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Varel.
Died July 9th, 1990 at 83 years old in Lübeck.
Donald A. Wollheim
American author and editor (1914–1990).
Born October 1st, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 2nd, 1990 at 76 years old in New York City.
Otto Ambros
German chemist (1901-1990).
Born May 19th, 1901 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Mannheim.
Alice Marble
American tennis player (1913–1990).
Born September 28th, 1913 in Plumas County.
Died December 13th, 1990 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (pernicious anemia).
Rosamond Lehmann
English writer (1901–1990).
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Bourne End.
Died March 12th, 1990 at 89 years old in London.
Lucy Dawidowicz
American historian and writer (1915–1990).
Born June 16th, 1915 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in New York City (disease).
Bobby Scott
American musician, record producer, and songwriter (1937-1990).
Born January 29th, 1937 in Mount Pleasant.
Died November 5th, 1990 at 53 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Athene Seyler
English actress (1889–1990).
Born May 31st, 1889 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died September 12th, 1990 at 101 years old in Hammersmith.
Samuel Noah Kramer
American assyriologist (1897-1990).
Born September 28th, 1897 in Zhashkiv.
Died November 26th, 1990 at 93 years old in Philadelphia.
Margaret J. Winkler
American film producer.
Born April 22nd, 1895 in Hungary. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1990 at 95 years old in Mamaroneck (disease). [ref]
Peter Doherty
Northern irish footballer (1913-1990).
Born June 5th, 1913 in Magherafelt.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 76 years old in Poulton-le-Fylde.
K. S. Hegde
Indian judge (1909-1990).
Born June 11th, 1909 in Nitte.
Died May 24th, 1990 at 80 years old in Mangaluru.
Erik Rhodes
American actor and singer (1906–1990).
Born February 10th, 1906 in El Reno.
Died February 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Oklahoma City (pneumonia).
Alexander Men
Russian theologian (1935–1990).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died September 9th, 1990 at 55 years old in Semkhoz.
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