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In the year 1990
641 Notable deaths
Lyle R. Wheeler
American art director (1905–1990).
Born February 12th, 1905 in Woburn.
Died January 10th, 1990 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Yves Chaland
Cartoonist (1957–1990).
Born April 3rd, 1957 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 33 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision).
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1910-1990).
Born February 22nd, 1910 in Macomb.
Died March 23rd, 1990 at 80 years old in New York City.
Attilio Demaría
Argentine and italian footballer (1909-1990).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 11th, 1990 at 81 years old in Haedo.
Ken Domon
Japanese photographer (1909–1990).
Born October 25th, 1909 in Sakata.
Died September 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Angolan poet and politician (1928–1990).
Born August 21st, 1928 in Golungo Alto. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1990 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician.
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
Lotte Jacobi
German-american photographer.
Born August 17th, 1896 in Toruń. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 93 years old in Concord. [ref]
Erna Berger
Operatic singer.
Born October 19th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died June 14th, 1990 at 89 years old in Essen.
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 641
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