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In the year 1990
641 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 641
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