1990
Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (born 1924)
Luigi Nono was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music.
Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (born 1924)
The 1990s
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1990
Stratos Dionysiou, Greek Singer, composer and lyricist (born 1935)
Stratos Dionysiou, nicknamed "To Geraki tis Pistas", was a Greek singer, composer and lyricist.
Stratos Dionysiou, Greek Singer, composer and lyricist (born 1935)
1990
Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (born 1916)
Walker Percy, OblSB was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, …
Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (born 1916)
1990
Jill Ireland, English actress (born 1936)
Jill Dorothy Ireland was an English actress and singer.
Jill Ireland, English actress (born 1936)
1990
Sammy Davis Jr
Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician.
Sammy Davis Jr
1990
Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, creator of The Muppets (born 1936)
James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well…
Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, creator of The Muppets (born 1936)
1990
Rocky Graziano, American boxer (born 1922)
Thomas Rocco Barbella, better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. He held the lineal …
Rocky Graziano, American boxer (born 1922)
1990
Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (born 1910)
Arthur Villeneuve, was a Québécois painter and member of the Order of Canada.
Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (born 1910)
1990
Vic Tayback, American actor (born 1930)
Victor Tayback was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearanc…
Vic Tayback, American actor (born 1930)
1990
Robert B
Robert Baumle Meyner was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney who served as the 44th governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. Before being elected governor, Meyner…
Robert B
1990
Julius Eastman, American composer (born 1940)
Julius Eastman was an American composer. He was among the first composers to combine the processes of some minimalist music with other methods of extending and modifying his music …
Julius Eastman, American composer (born 1940)
1990
Cécile Chabot, Canadian poet and illustrator (born 1907)
Cécile Chabot was a Canadian poet and illustrator.
Cécile Chabot, Canadian poet and illustrator (born 1907)
1990
Stiv Bators, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
Steven John Bator, known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for hi…
Stiv Bators, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
1990
Rex Harrison, English actor (born 1908)
Sir Reginald Carey Harrison was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Ter…
Rex Harrison, English actor (born 1908)
1990
Robert Noyce, American physicist and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (born 1927)
Robert Norton Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 196…
Robert Noyce, American physicist and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (born 1927)
1990
Zdenka Ziková, Czech opera singer (born 1902)
Zdenka Ziková, also known as Zdenka Zika, was a Czech soprano opera singer and music teacher.
Zdenka Ziková, Czech opera singer (born 1902)
1990
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, English captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (bor
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (NI), was the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). A moderate …
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, English captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (bor
1990
Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (born 1900)
Erna Berger was a German lyric coloratura soprano. She was best known for roles such as Queen of the Night and Konstanze.
Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (born 1900)
1990
George Addes, American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (born 1911)
George F. Addes was a founder of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947. Along with R. J. Thomas and Richard Frankens…
George Addes, American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (born 1911)
1990
Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (born 1905)
Isabella Smith Andrews, known professionally as Isobel Andrews, was a New Zealand playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet. She wrote over sixty plays, many of which were …
Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (born 1905)
1990
Gruinard Island in Scotland, the site of biological warfare testing by British scientists, was declared free of anthrax
Gruinard Island is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately two kilometres long by one kilometre wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapoo…
Gruinard Island in Scotland, the site of biological warfare testing by British scientists, was declared free of anthrax
1990
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard STS-31 by Space Shuttle Discovery
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the …
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard STS-31 by Space Shuttle Discovery
1990
Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997. She was the country's first female president. Previously,…
Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have
1990
Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created …
Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr