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In the year 1990
573 Notable deaths
Roald Dahl
British writer and poet (1916–1990).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1990 at 74 years old in Oxford (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the rajneesh movement.
Born December 11th, 1931 in Udaipura. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1990 at 58 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
Ava Gardner
American actress (1922–1990).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Grabtown, Johnston County, North Carolina. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1990 at 67 years old in Westminster (pneumonia). [ref]
Stevie Ray Vaughan
American blues guitarist (1954–1990).
Born October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1990 at 35 years old in East Troy (aviation accident). [ref]
Sammy Davis Jr.
American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian, and comedian (1925–1990).
Born December 8th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1990 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Jim Henson
American puppeteer (1936–1990).
Born September 24th, 1936 in Greenville. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1990 at 53 years old in Manhattan (organ dysfunction, toxic shock syndrome). [ref]
Barbara Stanwyck
American actress (1907-1990).
Born July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1990 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Halston
American fashion designer (1932-1990).
Born April 23rd, 1932 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1990 at 57 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]
Greta Garbo
Swedish-american actress (1905-1990).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1990 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Leonard Bernstein
American conductor and composer (1918–1990).
Born August 25th, 1918 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis