1990 - What happened in 1990 ?

January 1990

Sunday 07:

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns.

Thursday 11:

300,000 march in favor of Lithuanian independence.

Saturday 20:

bloody crackdown of Azeri protest demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku.

Monday 22:

Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet worm.

Thursday 25:

Honduras becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

February 1990

Wednesday 07:

Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power.

Saturday 10:

South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela would be released the next day.

Tuesday 13:

German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.

Monday 26:

The Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections.

Tuesday 27:

Exxon Valdez oil spill: Exxon and its shipping company are indicted on five criminal counts.

March 1990

Thursday 01:

Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Saturday 10:

In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.

Tuesday 20:

1990 – Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.

Tuesday 27:

Propaganda: The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí to Cuba.

Saturday 31:

Boxer Julio César Chávez defeats Meldrick Taylor to unify the boxing's world junior welterweight title in a very controversial fight known as "Thunder Meets Lightning".

April 1990

Saturday 07:

Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal but the convictions were later reversed after an appeal.

Sunday 08:

Twin Peaks premieres.

Thursday 12:

Christian Bernard, F.R.C., becomes Imperator of AMORC

Monday 23:

Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the British Commonwealth.

Saturday 28:

After 6,237 performances, the Broadway musical A Chorus Line closes.

May 1990

Friday 04:

Latvia proclaims independence.

Tuesday 15:

Portrait of Doctor Gachet by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million, the most expensive painting at the time.

Tuesday 22:

The Windows 3.0 operating system is released by Microsoft.

Thursday 24:

A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both.

Thursday 31:

The pilot episode of Seinfeld premires

June 1990

Wednesday 06:

U.S. District court judge Jose Gonzales rules that the rap album As Nasty As They Wanna Be by the 2 Live Crew violates Florida's obscenity law; he declares that the predominant subject matter of the record is "directed to the 'dirty' thoughts and the loins, not to the intellect and the mind."

Tuesday 12:

Russia Day – The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.

Wednesday 20:

Asteroid Eureka discovered.

Saturday 23:

Moldavia declares independence.

Saturday 30:

East and West Germany merge their economies.

July 1990

Monday 02:

A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims in Mecca during hajj.

Sunday 08:

1990 - At 12:34:56 (both AM and PM) the time and date by US reckoning was 12:34:56 7/8/90.

Monday 16:

In the Philippines, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale kills over 1600.

Wednesday 25:

Comedian Roseanne Barr grabs her crotch and spits on the ground when performing the U.S. national anthem at a San Diego Padres game.

Saturday 28:

Alberto Fujimori becomes president of Peru

August 1990

Thursday 02:

Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

Monday 06:

Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Tuesday 07:

1990 - At 12:34:56 (both AM and PM) the time and date by British reckoning was 12:34:56 7/8/90 i.e. 1234567890.

Sunday 19:

Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Thursday 23:

West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3.

September 1990

Saturday 01:

The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist is founded, following a split from the Communist Labour Party of Turkey.

Sunday 02:

Transnistria declares its independence from Moldova; however, Moldova does not recognize it.

Monday 10:

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire – the largest church in Africa and perhaps the world – is consecrated by Pope John Paul II.

Wednesday 12:

The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German re-unification.

Tuesday 18:

Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.

October 1990

Friday 05:

After one hundred and fifty years The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.

Monday 08:

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount

Monday 15:

Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.

Monday 22:

1990 - Suraj the great was born.

Saturday 27:

Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic's first president.

November 1990

Thursday 01:

A New York City civil jury awards Sandra Miller $100 for battery after an incident in which Mike Tyson grabbed her breasts and insulted her; the jury found Tyson's behavior "not outrageous".

Tuesday 13:

The first known World Wide Web page is written.

Wednesday 14:

Germany modifies its Basic Law to recognise the Oder-Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.

Monday 19:

Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

Tuesday 27:

The British Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

December 1990

Monday 03:

At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with a Boeing 727 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 8 passengers and 4 crewmembers aboard flight 1482.

Sunday 09:

Lech Wałęsa becomes the first directly elected president of Poland.

Sunday 16:

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected president of Haiti

Saturday 22:

Lech Wałęsa sworn in as President of Poland

Monday 31:

Russian Garry Kasparov holds his title by winning the World Chess Championship match against his countryman Anatoly Karpov.