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02 January 1990Harry Dickey (38) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Also Ulster Democratic Party member. Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car, outside his home, Larkfield Manor, Sydenham, Belfast.
07 January 1990Martin Byrne (28) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Protestant Action Force (PAF)
Taxi driver. Found shot in his car, Aghacommon, Derrymacash, near Lurgan, County Armagh.
09 January 1990Olven Kilpatrick (36) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot at his shop, Main Street, Castlederg, County Tyrone.
13 January 1990Edward Hale (25) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, during attempted robbery at bookmaker's shop, junction of Whiterock Road and Falls Road, Belfast.
13 January 1990Peter Thompson (23) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, during attempted robbery at bookmaker's shop, junction of Whiterock Road and Falls Road, Belfast.
13 January 1990John McNeill (43) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, during attempted robbery at bookmaker's shop, junction of Whiterock Road and Falls Road, Belfast.
22 January 1990Derek Monteith (35) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot at his home, Kilburn Park, Armagh.
28 January 1990Charles Love (16) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by remote controlled bomb hidden in city walls, aimed at British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) observation patrol, while watching the nearby Bloody Sunday commemoration parade, Westland Street, Derry. He was hit by flying debris.
07 March 1990Samuel Marshall (31) Catholic
Status: ex-Irish Republican Army (xIRA), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Former Republican prisoner. Shot from passing car while walking along Kilmaine Street, Lurgan, County Armagh.
08 March 1990Thomas Jamison (40) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot while driving his firm's lorry, Tullynure, near Donaghmore, County Tyrone.
11 March 1990Eamon Quinn (32) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot while working on his car outside his home, Kashmir Road, Falls, Belfast.
20 March 1990William McClure (44) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO)
Shot at his home, Skegoneill Avenue, Skegoneill, Belfast.
28 March 1990George Starrett (58) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot at his home, Newry Road, Armagh.
04 April 1990Roger Bradley (38) Catholic
Status: ex-Irish Republican Army (xIRA), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Former Republican prisoner. Shot while renovating houses, Armoy Gardens, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
09 April 1990John Bradley (25) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, County Down.
09 April 1990John Birch (28) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, County Down.
09 April 1990Steven Smart (23) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, County Down.
09 April 1990Michael Adams (23) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Ulster Defence Regiment mobile patrol, Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick, County Down.
15 April 1990Eoin Morley (23) Catholic
Status: ex-Irish Republican Army (xIRA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot at his girlfriend's home, Iveagh Crescent, Newry, County Down. Internal Irish Republican Army (IRA) dispute.
18 April 1990Martin Corrigan (25) Catholic
Status: Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while in the back garden of Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) member's home, Lislasley Road, Kinnegoe, near Loughgall, County Armagh.
25 April 1990Brian McKimm (22) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot from passing car while walking along Limehill Grove, Ligoniel, Belfast. Assumed to have been a Catholic.
27 April 1990Kenneth Graham (46) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car outside his home, Newry Road, Kilkeel, County Down. Contractor to British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
05 May 1990Graham Stewart (25) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Undercover British Army (BA) member. Shot during gun attack on British Army (BA) concealed observation post, near Cullyhanna, County Armagh.
16 May 1990Charles Chapman (34) nfNIB
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb attached to British Army (BA) van, outside British Army (BA) recruiting office, Harrow Road, Wembley, London.
27 May 1990Stephen Melrose (24) nfNIE
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Australian national. Shot shortly after getting out of car, Town Square, Roermond, Netherlands. Assumed to have been an off duty British Army (BA) member.
27 May 1990Nicholas Spanos (28) nfNIE
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Australian national. Shot shortly after getting out of car, Town Square, Roermond, Netherlands. Assumed to have been an off duty British Army (BA) member.
01 June 1990Robert Davies (19) nfNIB
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot while sitting on bench at railway station, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
01 June 1990Michael Dillon-Lee (34) nfNIE
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot outside his home, Dortmund, West Germany.
04 June 1990Patrick Boyle (60) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot at his home, Eglish Park, Annaghmore, near Loughgall, County Armagh.
06 June 1990James Sefton (65) Protestant
Status: ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed, together with his wife, by booby trap bomb attached to their car, which exploded shortly after leaving their home, while driving along Ballygomartin Road, Belfast.
06 June 1990Ellen Sefton (65) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed, together with her former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) member husband, by booby trap bomb attached to their car, which exploded shortly after leaving their home, while driving along Ballygomartin Road, Belfast.
30 June 1990John Beckett (47) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, Castle Street, Belfast.
30 June 1990Gary Meyer (36) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot while on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) foot patrol, Castle Street, Belfast.
15 July 1990William Sloss (31) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO)
Shot at his home, Tate's Avenue, off Lisburn Road, Belfast.
15 July 1990Martin Hughes (33) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot outside his home, Huguenot Drive, Lisburn, County Antrim.
24 July 1990Joshua Willis (35) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car, Killylea Road, Armagh.
24 July 1990William Hanson (37) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car, Killylea Road, Armagh.
24 July 1990David Sterritt (34) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car, Killylea Road, Armagh.
24 July 1990Catherine Dunne (37) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in land mine attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car, while travelling in another vehicle near to the patrol car, Killylea Road, Armagh.
26 July 1990Patrick Flood (30) Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Found shot, Coach Road, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh. Alleged informer.
30 July 1990Ian Gow (53) nfNIB
Status: Civilian Political Activist (CivPA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Conservative Member of Parliament. Killed by booby trap bomb attached to his car outside his home, Hankham, Pevensey, Sussex, England.
31 July 1990John Judge (34) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot outside his home, Valleyside Close, off Springfield Road, Belfast.
18 August 1990Andrew Bogle (43) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed by booby trap bomb when he entered his workplace, building site, Strabane Road, Castlederg, County Tyrone.
07 September 1990Emmanuel Shields (34) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot at his home, Deramore Street, Ballynafeigh, Belfast.
17 September 1990Louis Robinson (42) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Found shot by side of road, near Cullaville, County Armagh.
23 September 1990Colin McCullough (22) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot while sitting in stationary car with his girlfriend, Oxford Island, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
23 September 1990William Allister (46) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot while in County Down Arms, Hillhall Road, Lisburn, County Antrim.
23 September 1990George Friars (28) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot while in County Down Arms, Hillhall Road, Lisburn, County Antrim. Alleged informer. He died 7 October 1990.
30 September 1990Martin Peake (17) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while travelling in stolen car, Glen Road, Andersonstown, Belfast.
30 September 1990Karen Reilly (18) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while travelling in stolen car, Glen Road, Andersonstown, Belfast.
06 October 1990Denis Carville (19) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Protestant Action Force (PAF)
Shot while sitting in stationary car with his girlfriend, Oxford Island, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
09 October 1990Desmond Grew (37) Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, at derelict farmhouse, Lislasley Road, near Loughgall, County Armagh.
09 October 1990Martin McCaughey (23) Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, at derelict farmhouse, Lislasley Road, near Loughgall, County Armagh.
15 October 1990Samuel Todd (40) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died two days after being shot while sitting in Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) civilian type van, at security barrier, High Street, Belfast.
16 October 1990Dermot McGuinness (42) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot while walking along Rosapenna Street, off Oldpark Road, Belfast.
16 October 1990Steven Craig (24) Protestant
Status: ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot while in car park of Chester Park Inn, Antrim Road, Belfast.
20 October 1990David Pollock (30) Protestant
Status: ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (xUDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot by sniper, while driving his car along Melmount Road, Strabane, County Tyrone.
23 October 1990William Aitken (53) Protestant
Status: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Taxi driver. Shot when he left off passenger at Royal Victoria Hospital, Falls Road, Belfast.
24 October 1990Francis Hughes (61) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Protestant Action Force (PAF)
Taxi driver. Found shot in his burnt out car Derryane Road, near Moy, County Tyrone.
24 October 1990Stephen Burrows (30) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry.
24 October 1990Stephen Beacham (20) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry.
24 October 1990Paul Worrall (23) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry.
24 October 1990Vincent Scott (21) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry.
24 October 1990David Sweeney (19) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry.
24 October 1990Patrick Gillespie (42) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Buncrana Road, Coshquinn, near Derry. A civilian employed by British Army (BA), he was forced to drive the van bomb to the Vehicle Check Point (VCP).
24 October 1990Cyril Smith (21) Catholic
Status: British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
From Northern Ireland. Killed in van bomb attack on permanent British Army (BA) Vehicle Check Point (VCP), Dublin Road, Killeen, County Armagh.
25 October 1990John Skey (28) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Found shot behind row of shops, Finwood Park, Taughmonagh, Belfast. Alleged informer.
26 October 1990Thomas Casey (57) Catholic
Status: Civilian Political Activist (CivPA), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Sinn Fein (SF) member. Shot outside neighbour's home, Kildress, near Cookstown, County Tyrone.
02 November 1990Albert Cooper (42) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Killed by booby trap bomb attached to car at his workplace, a garage, Union Street, Cookstown, County Tyrone.
07 November 1990Gary Campbell (21) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot at his home, Spamount Street, New Lodge, Belfast.
08 November 1990Malachy McIvor (43) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot at his workplace, a garage, North Street, Stewartstown, County Tyrone.
10 November 1990David Murphy (50) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot while wildfowling, Castor Bay, near Morrows Point, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
10 November 1990Thomas Taylor (49) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot while wildfowling, Castor Bay, near Morrows Point, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
10 November 1990Norman Kendall (44) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot, while wildfowling, with off duty Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) members, Castor Bay, near Morrows Point, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
10 November 1990Keith Dowey (30) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot, while wildfowling, with off duty Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) members, Castor Bay, near Morrows Point, Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
22 November 1990Alexander Patterson (31) Catholic
Status: Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot by undercover British Army (BA) members, outside the home of a Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) member, Victoria Bridge, near Strabane, County Tyrone.
29 November 1990Raymond Robinson (39) Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot at his workplace, a shop, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast.
01 December 1990Hubert Gilmore (49) Protestant
Status: ex-Ulster Defence Regiment (xUDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot at the site of his new home, Drumagarner Road, near Kilrea, County Derry.
03 December 1990David Shiels (30) Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot at his mobile home, Crew Road, Maghera, County Derry.
20 December 1990Wilfred Wethers (46) Protestant
Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Off duty. Shot by sniper, while driving his car near to his home, Waringstown, County Down.
30 December 1990Fergal Caraher (20) Catholic
Status: Civilian Political Activist (CivPA), Killed by: British Army (BA)
Sinn Fein (SF) member. Shot while travelling in car, leaving car park, Tullynavall Road, Cullyhanna, County Armagh.

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Footnotes - Age: (-9) missing. Religion: Catholic from Catholic community in NI; Protestant from Protestant community in NI; nfNI not from Northern Ireland killed in Northern Ireland; nfNIB killed in Britain; nfNIRI killed in Republic of Ireland. nfNIE killed elsewhere in Europe; Religion Summary: Catholic from Catholic community in NI; Protestant from Protestant community in NI; nfNI not from Northern Ireland. Status: status of person killed. Organisation: Organisation responsible for the killing. Summary of Status & Organsiation: British Security - British Security Forces; Republican Paramilitary - Republican Paramilitary Groups; Loyalist Paramilitary - Loyalist Paramilitary Groups; Irish Security - Irish Security Forces; not_known - organisation not known. Status & Organisation: (Civ) Civilian; (CivPA) Civilian Political Activist; (BA) British Army; (TA) British Army Territorial Army; (BP) British Police; (PO) Prison Officer; (xPO) ex-Prison Officer; (RAF) Royal Air Force; (RIR) Royal Irish Regiment; (RN) Royal Navy; (RUC) Royal Ulster Constabulary; (xRUC) ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary; (UDR) Ulster Defence Regiment; (xUDR) ex-Ulster Defence Regiment; (INLA) Irish National Liberation Army; (xINLA) ex-Irish National Liberation Army; (IPLO) Irish People's Liberation Organisation; (IPLOBB) Irish People's Liberation Organisation Belfast Brigade; (IRA) Irish Republican Army; (xIRA) ex-Irish Republican Army; (IRAF) Irish Republican Army Youth Section; (REP) non-specific Republican group; (OIRA) Official Irish Republican Army; (xOIRA) ex-Official Irish Republican Army; (OIRAF) Official Irish Republican Army Youth Section; (PLA) People's Liberation Army; (rIRA) real Irish Republican Army; (SE) Saor Eire; (LVF) Loyalist Volunteer Force; (LOY) non-specific Loyalist group; (RHC) Red Hand Commando; (UDA) Ulster Defence Association; (xUDA) ex-Ulster Defence Association; (UVF) Ulster Volunteer Force; (xUVF) ex-Ulster Volunteer Force; (GS) Garda Síochána; (IA) Irish Army; (nk) organisation not known.
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