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In the year 1990
628 Notable deaths
Luigi Nono
Italian composer (1924-1990).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Venice.
Died May 8th, 1990 at 66 years old in Venice. [ref]
René Enríquez
Hispanic/latin american actor (1933–1990).
Born November 24th, 1933 in Granada.
Died March 23rd, 1990 at 56 years old in Tarzana (pancreatic cancer).
Carlos Thompson
Argentine actor (1923-1990).
Born June 7th, 1923 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1990 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma). [ref]
F. F. Bruce
British biblical scholar (1910-1990).
Born October 12th, 1910 in Elgin.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 79 years old in Buxton.
Robert Hofstadter
American physicist and nobel laureate (1915-1990).
Born February 5th, 1915 in New York City.
Died November 17th, 1990 at 75 years old in Stanford.
Dany Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1934-1990).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died October 21st, 1990 at 56 years old in Beirut.
Vito Russo
American writer (1946–1990).
Born July 11th, 1946 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 1990 at 44 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bert Sommer
American folk singer, songwriter and actor (1949-1990).
Born February 7th, 1949 in Albany.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 41 years old in Troy.
Laurence J. Peter
Canadian educator (1919–1990).
Born September 16th, 1919 in Vancouver.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 70 years old in Palos Verdes Estates.
Manuel Puig
Argentine writer (1932-1990).
Born December 28th, 1932 in General Villegas.
Died July 22nd, 1990 at 57 years old in Cuernavaca (myocardial infarction).
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