In the year 1990
628 Notable deaths
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.
Hal Draper
American activist and author (1914-1990).
Born September 19th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia).
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Michel Leiris
French surrealist writer and ethnographer.
Born April 20th, 1901 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 89 years old in Saint-Hilaire (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett