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In the year 1990
628 Notable deaths
Horst Bienek
German writer.
Born May 7th, 1930 in Gliwice. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 60 years old in Munich (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
John Hawkes
Australian tennis player.
Born June 7th, 1899 in Geelong.
Died May 31st, 1990 at 90 years old in Geelong.
James W. Wood
American astronaut.
Born August 9th, 1924 in Paragould.
Died January 1st, 1990 at 65 years old in Melbourne.
Erkki Aaltonen
Finnish composer.
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Peter Herman Adler
American conductor (1899–1990).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in Jablonec nad Nisou. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1990 at 90 years old in Ridgefield. [ref]
Irina Odoyevtseva
Russian poet, novelist and author of memoirs resided in france (1895–1990).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1990 at 94 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gebhard Müller
German politician (1900-1990).
Born April 17th, 1900 in Eberhardzell.
Died August 7th, 1990 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
Vincenzo Ferdinandi
Italian fashion designer.
Born November 29th, 1920 in Newark.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 69 years old in Rome.
Egil Aarvik
Norwegian minister of social affairs (1912-1990).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Børsa. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 628
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