In the year 1990
596 Notable deaths
Arthur Kennedy
American stage and film actor (1914-1990).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Worcester. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in Branford (brain cancer). [ref]
Le Duc Tho
Vietnamese diplomat (1911–1990).
Born October 14th, 1911 in Hà Nam.
Died October 13th, 1990 at 78 years old in Hanoi (cancer).
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]
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]
Walker Percy
Southern philosophical novelist.
Born May 28th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died May 10th, 1990 at 73 years old in Covington (prostate cancer).
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.
Jill Bennett
British actress (1931-1990).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Penang.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 58 years old in London (drug overdose).
Patrick White
English-born australian writer.
Born May 28th, 1912 in London. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 78 years old in Sydney. [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]
Chiara Badano
Italian blessed.
Born October 29th, 1971 in Sassello.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 18 years old in Sassello (bone cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 596
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson