Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1990

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 1990. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Jan. 4 Harold Eugene Edgerton

  Pioneering MIT engineer and photographer who invented high-speed stroboscopic photography, revolutionizing our ability to capture split-second moments in scientific and artistic contexts.

• Jan. 4 Sir Henry Bolte

  Australian politician (born 1908)

• Jan. 4 Alberto Lleras Camargo

  President of colombia (1945-46; 1958-62); dies.

• Jan. 4 Robert F Adams

  United states -- scifi author (castaways in time), dies at 57

• Jan. 5 Arthur Kennedy

  American actor known for notable roles in films like 'Fantastic Voyage' and TV series 'Peyton Place', with a significant career in Hollywood during mid-20th century.

• Jan. 6 Ian Charleson

  Ian Charleson was a Scottish actor renowned for his powerful performance in the Oscar-winning film 'Chariots of Fire', which significantly defined his acting career.

• Jan. 6 Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov

  Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect

• Jan. 6 Pavel Cherenkov

  PHY - Russian physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1904)

• Jan. 7 Horace Stoneham

  Prominent baseball executive who owned the San Francisco Giants from 1954 to 1976, playing a significant role in the team's history and relocation from New York.

• Jan. 8 Terry-Thomas

  Iconic British comedy actor known for his distinctive gap-toothed smile and upper-class buffoon characters in mid-20th century films. He was a prominent figure in British comedy, starring in numerous comedies and becoming a cultural symbol of comedic aristocratic characters.

• Jan. 8 Bernard Krigstein

  Renowned American illustrator known for his significant contributions to graphic art and comic book design during the mid-20th century.

• Jan. 9 Cemal Süreya

  Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)

• Jan. 10 Juliet Berto

  French actress and screenwriter known for her work in French New Wave cinema, who tragically died at a young age.

• Jan. 11 Carolyn Haywood

  American illustrator and author (d. 1990).

• Jan. 12 Laurence J. Peter

  Canadian-American educator famous for developing the Peter Principle, which describes the tendency of people to be promoted to their level of incompetence.

• Jan. 15 Gordon Jackson

  Scottish actor renowned for his iconic role as Hudson in the TV series 'Upstairs, Downstairs', winning an Emmy Award in 1976 and the British Actors of the Year Award in 1974.

• Jan. 15 Peggy van Praagh

  English ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1910)

• Jan. 16 Lady Eve Balfour

  British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (b. 1898)

• Jan. 17 Charles Hernu

  French Defense Minister from 1981-1985 who was involved in the controversial Rainbow Warrior bombing, where a Greenpeace activist was killed during a covert operation by French intelligence services.

• Jan. 18 Melanie Appleby

  Rocker mel and kim dies from liver cancer at the age of 23.

• Jan. 19 Herbert Wehner

  Prominent German politician who served as a key figure in the Social Democratic Party and played a significant role in post-war German politics as Minister of Intra-German Relations.

• Jan. 19 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

  Indian guru and mystic (b. 1931)

• Jan. 20 Barbara Stanwyck

  Legendary Hollywood actress nominated four times for an Oscar, known for her versatile roles in classic films from the 1930s and 1940s. She successfully transitioned from film to television, winning an Emmy for her work in the mid-1960s.

• Jan. 20 Naruhito Higashi-Kuni

  Japanese prime minister (1945), dies.

• Jan. 23 Allen Collins

  Renowned rock guitarist and songwriter known for his significant contributions to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rossington-Collins Band, and his own Allen Collins Band. A key figure in Southern rock music who tragically passed away in 1990.

• Jan. 24 Madge Bellamy

  Actress (white zombie), 87

• Jan. 25 Ava Gardner

  Iconic Hollywood actress of the mid-20th century, known for her extraordinary beauty and compelling screen presence. She starred in numerous classic films and was considered one of the great femme fatales of her era. Her career spanned several decades, making her a true legend of American cinema.

• Jan. 26 Lewis Mumford

  American sociologist and historian (b. 1895)