Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1990
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 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
- June 1 Eric Barker
Actor/writer (carry on sergeant, roommates).
- June 2 Rex Harrison
Legendary British actor renowned for his iconic role as Professor Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'. He was a versatile performer who achieved significant success on both stage and screen, winning multiple prestigious awards including an Academy Award and three Tony Awards.
- June 2 Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford was a renowned American character actor known for his comedic roles and distinctive performances in film and theater.
- June 2 Robert Noyce
Robert Noyce was a pioneering American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Intel Corporation and played a crucial role in the development of the integrated circuit, fundamentally transforming modern computing technology.
- June 2 Stuart Hall
Renowned BBC television and radio presenter known for his versatile and eccentric personality, covering news, entertainment, and sports programming.
- June 2 Frederick Mellinger
Fredericks of hollywood founder, who dies at the age of 76.
- June 3 Stiv Bators
Influential American punk rock musician, lead singer of the Dead Boys and the Lords of the New Church, known for his raw energy and significant contribution to the punk scene.
- June 3 Tom Brown
Actor (judge priest. hello sucker. ex-champ), is killed at 77
- June 5 J Zeldenrust
Pathology-anatomy
- June 5 Vasily V Kuznetsov
President of the ussr supreme soviet soviet (1982-83), 85
- June 12 Terence O'Neill
Baron o'neill of the maine, anglo-irish captain and politician, 4th prime minister of northern ireland (d. 1990)
- June 14 Erna Berger
Renowned German coloratura soprano who was a prominent opera singer and lieder interpreter. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and had a distinguished career spanning from the late 1920s to 1968. Berger was particularly celebrated for her exceptional vocal technique and interpretations of German classical music.
- June 16 Megan Leigh
American porn star (born 1964)
- June 16 Gertrude Baniszewski
Sylvia likens, american murderer (born 1929).
- June 17 Dick Elffers
Graphic artist
- June 17 Palmira Henry
Fashion designer, who died at 44 from cerebral hemorhage.
- June 19 George Addes
American trade union leader, co-founded united automobile workers (b. 1911)
- June 21 June Christy
Renowned American jazz singer of the cool jazz era, known for her distinctive vocal style and collaborations with Stan Kenton's orchestra.
- June 22 Ilya Frank
Soviet physicist who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics for the groundbreaking discovery of Cherenkov radiation, a phenomenon of electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium faster than the phase velocity of light.
- June 22 Il“ja Mikhailovich Frank
Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect
- June 23 Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Indian english actor, poet, and member, 1st lok sabha, vijayawada constituency. he was the younger brother to sarojini naidu who was a poet, activist for indian independence, and a child prodigy.
- June 25 Ronald Gene Simmons
Notorious American mass murderer who killed 16 people, including his own family members, in Arkansas in 1987 before being executed in 1990.
- June 25 Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Australian composer (triad) dies at 77
- June 28 Estelle Lamont
Entertainer
- June 29 Irving Wallace
Prolific American novelist and writer known for bestselling books like 'The Chapman Report' and 'The Prize', who achieved massive global readership and had several works adapted into movies.