In the year 1990
627 Notable deaths
A. J. P. Taylor
English historian (1906-1990).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Birkdale. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1990 at 84 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jack Gilford
American actor, comedian.
Born July 25th, 1908 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1990 at 81 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jacques Demy
Film director (1931-1990).
Born June 5th, 1931 in Pontchâteau. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1990 at 59 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina
Spanish writer.
Born April 1st, 1918 in L'Aranyó.
Died June 26th, 1990 at 72 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Delphine Seyrig
French actress and film director.
Born April 10th, 1932 in Beirut. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1990 at 58 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Mike Mazurki
American actor and professional wrestler (1907-1990).
Born December 25th, 1907 in Kupchyntsi.
Died December 9th, 1990 at 82 years old in Glendale.
Ric Grech
British musician (1945–1990).
Born November 1st, 1946 in Bordeaux.
Died March 17th, 1990 at 43 years old in Leicester (kidney failure).
Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Flushing.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 94 years old in Amenia.
Walker Percy
Southern philosophical novelist.
Born May 28th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died May 10th, 1990 at 73 years old in Covington (prostate cancer).
Jill Bennett
British actress (1931–1990).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Penang.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 58 years old in London (drug overdose).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 627
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.