Explore 1536 historical events from 1990–1999.
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent person or leadership. A self…
A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma
A deadly tornado outbreak occurred in Central Texas during the afternoon and evening of May 27, 1997, in conjunction with a southwestward-moving cluster of supercell thunderstorms.…
The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that kill
The Confederation Bridge is a box girder bridge carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait, linking the province of Prince Edward Is…
The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick
Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western…
In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Al
Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western…
In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Al
Jesse Ramien is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Jesse Ramien, Australian rugby league player
Shane Peter McClanahan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 and was an All-Star in 2022…
Shane McClanahan, American baseball player
Denzel Nehemiah Ward is an American professional football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State B…
Denzel Ward, American football player
Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest. He has also represented France internationally, having played for t…
Lucas Tousart, French footballer
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Co…
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins
Khmer Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), and by extension to Democratic Kampuchea, which ruled Cambodia between 1975 a…
Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 1
Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …
A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
The Uphaar Cinema fire was one of the worst fire tragedies in recent Indian history. The fire started on Friday, 13 June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema in Green Park, Delhi during the three…
The Uphaar Cinema Fire took place at Green Park, Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 59 people and seriously injured 103 o
The Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre took place on June 16, 1997, near M'sila, 300 km southeast of Algiers. The massacre came less than two weeks after parliamentary elections in th…
Fifty people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a career-high WTA do…
Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player
Adam Ryczkowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for III liga club Legia Warsaw II.
Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer
Miles Adam Sanders, nicknamed "Boobie Miles", is an American professional football running back and kick returner. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of…
Miles Sanders, American football player
Kunpimook Bhuwakul, known professionally as BamBam, is a Thai rapper and singer based in South Korea, and a member of the South Korean boy band Got7.
BamBam, Thai singer
Sidney Royel Selby III, better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2015 debut single "Panda", which topped the Billboard H…
Desiigner, American rapper
Dwayne Haskins Jr. was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Ohio Sta…
Dwayne Haskins, American football player (died 2022)
Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before …
Kirill Kaprizov, Russian ice hockey player
Logan Keith Gilbert is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 and was an All-Star in 2024.
Logan Gilbert, American baseball player
Mitchell Daniel Marner is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth o…
Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player
Marydale "Maymay" Entrata is a Filipino actress and singer. Having achieved mainstream success across television, music and fashion, she came to prominence after winning the realit…
Maymay Entrata, Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter