Explore 5067 historical events from 1990–1999.
McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. As of 2024, it is the largest by revenue and second-largest by number…
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanentl
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the we…
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Black May, also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by the Thai military and royal police in Bangkok in May 1992. A rally of over 200,000…
Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east,…
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia join the United Nations
Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to over…
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi cl
Alina Rosenberg is a German Paralympic equestrian.
Alina Rosenberg, German paralympic equestrian
Marcel Karl Bernhard Bauer is a German politician and member of the Bundestag. A member of The Left, he has represented Baden-Württemberg since 2025.
Marcel Bauer, German politician
Marc-André ter Stegen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Barcelona, and the Germany national team. He is known for …
Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
Madeline Kathryn Brewer is an American actress. She is known for recurring roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Hemlock Grove (2014–2015), and for her sta…
Madeline Brewer, American actress
Ahn Hee-yeon, known professionally as Hani (하니), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a member of the South Korean girl group EXID and its subgroup, SoljiHani. She…
Hani, South Korean singer and actress
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the wes…
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests
Mabo v Queensland is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia. It was brought by Eddie Mabo and others against…
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander E
Copa Airlines Flight 201 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Ca…
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard
World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on June 8. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Developmen…
The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GP Express Airlines Flight 861, from Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia to Anniston Metropolitan Airport in Anniston, Alabama, crashed while attempting to…
GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three
Bradley Roby is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football for …
Bradley Roby, American football player
Lee Sun-mi, known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls a…
Sunmi, South Korean singer
María Teresa Torró Flor is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
Brendan Gallagher is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was se…
Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
Byun Baek-hyun, known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its subgroup Exo-K and its subunit Exo-…
Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the g…
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. It consists of seven judges: the chief judge and six associate judges, who …
The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.
Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 censu…
In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering…