List of Famous people who died in 1990
Naoto Tajima
Naoto Tajima was a Japanese athlete who competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics. In 1932 he finished sixth in the long jump, while in 1936 he finished third in the long jump, behind Jesse Owens and Luz Long, and won the triple jump event, setting a world record at 16.00 m. This record stood until 1951, when Adhemar da Silva improved it by one centimeter.
John Poelker
John Henry Poelker was mayor of St. Louis from 1973 to 1977. He was a Democrat.
Maulana Mohammad Sayeed Masoodi
Maulana Muhammad Syed Masoodi (1905-1990) was an Indian Kashmiri politician belonging to the National Conference party. He functioned as the General Secretary of the party for several years. He was nominated as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, and was also elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ebina Toshiaki
Irfan Sahinbas
İrfan Şahinbaş, was a Turkish academician, translator, athlete and a prominent figure in Turkey's intellectual life during the early Republican period. He taught English literature at Ankara University for over 44 years. A generation of Turkish ministers, ambassadors, governors, teachers and professors were his students.