In the year 1990
641 Notable deaths
Keiji Nishitani
Japanese philosopher (1900–1990).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1990 at 90 years old
Gideon Hausner
Israeli jurist and politician (1915–1990).
Born September 26th, 1915 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1990 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Gerhard Schrader
German chemist (1903–1990).
Born February 25th, 1903 in Bortfeld. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1990 at 87 years old in Cronenberg. [ref]
Naoto Tajima
Japanese long and triple jumper.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Iwakuni.
Died December 4th, 1990 at 78 years old in Iwakuni.
Jorge Bolet
Cuban-born american pianist and teacher.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Havana.
Died October 16th, 1990 at 75 years old in Mountain View (death from AIDS-related complications).
Luís Carlos Prestes
Brazilian politician (1898-1990).
Born January 3rd, 1898 in Porto Alegre.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Aldo Fabrizi
Italian actor and cinema and theatre director (1905-1990).
Born November 1st, 1905 in Rome.
Died April 2nd, 1990 at 84 years old in Rome.
Yannis Ritsos
Greek poet.
Born May 1st, 1909 in Monemvasia. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1990 at 81 years old in Athens. [ref]
Mel Lewis
American musician.
Born May 10th, 1929 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1990 at 60 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop.
Born July 23rd, 1910 in Kobylino.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler