Deaths in the 1990s
22,000+ memorials
Kasım Gülek
1905–1996 (age 91)
Adana Asri Cemetery
Kasım Gülek (1905 – 1996) was a prominent Turkish statesman credited with being instrumental in entrenching democrac...
Nubar Terziyan
1909–1994 (age 85)
Balıklı Armenian Cemetery
Nubar Terziyan (Armenian: Նուպար Թերզեան; born Nubar Alyanak, 16 March 1908 – 14 January 1993) was a Turk...
Zeki Yurtbaşı
1945–1998 (age 53)
Kozlu Cemetery
Zeki Yurtbaşı was a Turkish actor who contributed significantly to Turkish cinema and theater from 1945 to 1998.
Günay Tümer
1938–1995 (age 57)
Amir Sultan Cemetery
Alaeddin Şensoy
1932–1997 (age 65)
Kozlu Cemetery
Alaeddin Şensoy was a Turkish composer whose works contributed significantly to Turkish musical culture from 1932 to 19...
Müjdat Afşin
1955–1998 (age 43)
Bağçeşme Cemetery
Kazım Baykal
1905–1993 (age 88)
Amir Sultan Cemetery
Kazım Baykal was a Turkish teacher whose dedication to education spanned from 1905 to 1993.
Cemal Süreya
1931–1990 (age 59)
Kulaksız Cemetery
Yadigâr Ejder
1947–1991 (age 44)
Kulaksız Cemetery
Yadigâr Ejder was a Turkish actor whose career in film and theater spanned from 1947 to 1991.
Ege Bagatur
1937–1990 (age 53)
Buruk Cemetery
Sadi Eldem
1910–1995 (age 85)
Yahya Efendi Cemetery
Osman Sadi Eldem (1910–1995) was a Turkish diplomat and served as the ambassador of Turkey to Spain between 1969 and 1...
Gonca Us
1969–1996 (age 27)
Paşaköprü Cemetery
Adnan Süvari
1926–1991 (age 65)
Hacılarkırı Cemetery
Adnan Süvari was a Turkish association football coach whose career spanned from 1926 to 1991.
Enver Dündar Başar
1911–1994 (age 83)
Hacılarkırı Cemetery
Feza Gürsey
1921–1992 (age 71)
Anadolu Hisarı Cemetery
Feza Gürsey was a renowned Turkish physicist whose scientific contributions spanned from 1921 to 1992.
Haluk Tezonar
1942–1995 (age 53)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Ertuğrul Bilda
1915–1993 (age 78)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Ertuğrul Bilda was a Turkish actor whose career in entertainment extended from 1915 to 1993.
Zihni Küçümen
1929–1996 (age 67)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Orhan Şaik Gökyay
1902–1994 (age 92)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Orhan Şaik Gökyay, (born 16 July 1902, İnebolu – 2 December 1994), was a Turkish literature history and language re...
Cemil Çalgüner
1907–1996 (age 89)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Haydar Olcaynoyan
1910–1992 (age 82)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Haydar Olcaynoyan was a Turkish military officer whose service extended from 1910 to 1992.
Cevdet Tolgay
1902–1993 (age 91)
Nakkaş Baba Cemetery
Kanat Güner
1970–1998 (age 28)
Ümraniye Kocatepe Cemetery
Turkish writer who contributed to 20th-century Turkish literature.
Bekir Sadak
1920–1993 (age 73)
Silivrikapı Cemetery (Seyitnizam)
Hikmet Binark
1918–1996 (age 78)
Büyükada Cemetery
Turkish cultural figure who lived through much of the 20th century.
Kamil Şahinoğlu
1919–1999 (age 80)
Su Yolu Cemetery
Chung Il-kwon
1917–1994 (age 77)
Seoul National Cemetery
Chung Il-kwon (Korean: 정일권; November 21, 1917 – January 17, 1994) was a South Korean politician, diplomat, and s...
崔以權
1905–1990 (age 85)
Seoul National Cemetery
Konstantin Alekseevich Malygin (1905-1990) was a Russian born in Uyarsky District and buried at Vvedenskoye Cemetery.
Sherwood Hall
1893–1991 (age 98)
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery
Marian Bottomley Hall
1896–1991 (age 95)
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery
Marian Bottomley Hall was a missionary who dedicated her life to humanitarian and spiritual service in Korea.
Son Yonghwa
1901–1992 (age 91)
Manguri Public Cemetery
Chang-Koo Yun
1941–1991 (age 50)
Buyong-san Haepyeong Yoon clan tombs
Chang-Koo Yun was a South Korean journalist whose career contributed to public discourse and media history.
Mutsuo Hakamada
1912–1991 (age 79)
Yokohama
Toshirō Mifune
1920–1997 (age 77)
Kawasaki
Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎, Mifune Toshirō; 1 April 1920 – 24 December 1997) was a Japanese actor and producer.
Shigeo Shingo
1909–1990 (age 81)
Saga Prefecture
Yutaka Ozaki
1965–1992 (age 27)
Tokorozawa
Yutaka Ozaki was a celebrated Japanese singer whose influential career and tragic early death left a lasting impact on J...
Masako Shirasu
1910–1998 (age 88)
Sanda
Masako Shirasu (白洲正子, Shirasu Masako) (January 7, 1910 – December 26, 1998) was a Japanese author and collecto...
Hisashi Ouchi
1964–1999 (age 35)
Hitachiōta-shi
Hisashi Ouchi was a nuclear facility worker whose experience contributed to important discussions about nuclear safety a...
Yuriko Takeda
1925–1993 (age 68)
Chion-in Temple
Akira Kurosawa
1910–1998 (age 88)
An'yō-in Temple
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira; March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker...
Masaaki Ōmura
1951–1997 (age 46)
Shōfuku-ji Temple
Shinichi Hoshi
1926–1997 (age 71)
Aoyama Cemetery
Shin’ichi Hoshi (星 新一 Hoshi Shin'ichi, September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and scie...
Kojima Masajirō
1894–1994 (age 100)
Yanaka Cemetery
Masajirō Kojima (小島 政二郎, Kojima Masajirō; January 31, 1894 – March 24, 1994) was a Japanese novelist activ...
Momoko Kōchi
1932–1998 (age 66)
Yanaka Cemetery
Momoko Kōchi (河内 桃子, Kōchi Momoko) (7 March 1932 – 5 November 1998), born Momoko Ōkōchi (大河内 桃子,...
Theodosius Nagashima
1935–1999 (age 64)
Yanaka Cemetery
Metropolitan Theodosius (テオドシウス大主教, Teodoshiusu dai shukyō) (Russian: Митрополит Феодо...
Kawarasaki Gonjūrō III
1918–1998 (age 80)
Yanaka Cemetery
Kawarasaki Gonjūrō III was a distinguished kabuki actor who upheld classical Japanese theatrical traditions.
Toshiro Mayuzumi
1929–1997 (age 68)
Sōji-ji Temple
Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛 敏郎, Mayuzumi Toshirō; Japanese pronunciation: [majɯꜜzɯmi toɕiɾoː]; 20 February 1929 �...
Korehito Kurahara
1902–1999 (age 97)
Sōji-ji Temple
Korehito Kurahara (蔵原 惟人; January 26, 1902 – January 25, 1991) was a Japanese Marxist literary critic.
Yatsuka Ishihara
1919–1998 (age 79)
Sōji-ji Temple
Kazuo Kakurai
1919–1995 (age 76)
Tama Cemetery
Kazuo Kakurai was an accomplished Japanese painter whose work contributed to twentieth-century Japanese visual arts.