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In the year 1990
627 Notable deaths
Ina Balin
American actress (1937-1990).
Born November 12th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died June 20th, 1990 at 52 years old in New Haven (cerebrovascular disease).
John Merivale
British stage and film actor (1917–1990).
Born December 1st, 1917 in Toronto.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Arthur Kennedy
American actor (1914–1990).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Worcester.
Died January 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in Branford (brain cancer).
Gertrude Baniszewski
American murderer (1929–1990).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Indianapolis.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 60 years old in Laurel (lung cancer).
Bronko Nagurski
Canadian-born american football player and professional wrestler (1908–1990).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Rainy River.
Died January 7th, 1990 at 81 years old in International Falls.
Peter Taylor
English football goalkeeper and manager (1928-1990).
Born July 2nd, 1928 in Nottingham.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 62 years old in Mallorca (lung disease).
Norman Maclean
American author and scholar (1902–1990).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Henry Brandon
German-american character actor (1912-1990).
Born June 8th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died February 15th, 1990 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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).
Malcolm Forbes
American publisher (1919-1990).
Born August 19th, 1919 in Englewood. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Far Hills. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 627
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius