Explore 5067 historical events from 1990–1999.
Irene Dunne was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other genres…
Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898)
Turan Dursun was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam. A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of m…
Turan Dursun, Turkish scholar and author (born 1934)
Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon was an English colonial administrator and diplomat who was Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and the last gov…
Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, English academic and diplomat (born 1907)
Samuel Maxwell "Jerry" Iger was an American cartoonist and art-studio entrepreneur. With business partner Will Eisner, he co-founded Eisner & Iger, a comic book packager that produ…
Jerry Iger, American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded Eisner & Iger (born 1903)
Ivan Mihaylov Gavrilov, also known as Vancho Mihaylov, was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary in interwar Macedonia and the last leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary O…
Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian politician (born 1896)
Thomas Richard Fogerty was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fa…
Tom Fogerty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
Sir Leonard Hutton was an English cricketer. He played as an opening batsman for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1934 to 1955 and for England in 79 Test matches between 1937 and…
Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (born 1916)
Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge was a four-star general in the United States Air Force and a Command Pilot.
Earle E. Partridge, American general and pilot (born 1900)
Alan John Percivale Taylor was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to milli…
A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and journalist (born 1906)
Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE was an English naturalist, artist and author under the pen name 'BB'. He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for The Little Grey Men.
Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (born 1905)
Nicola Abbagnano was an Italian existential philosopher.
Nicola Abbagnano, Italian philosopher and academic (born 1901)
Samuel Kanyon Doe was a Liberian politician and military officer who served as the 21st President of Liberia from 1986 until his execution in 1990. He ruled Liberia as Chairman of …
Samuel Doe, Liberian field marshal and politician, 21st President of Liberia (born 1951)
Alexander Vladimirovich Men was a Soviet Russian Orthodox Church priest, Soviet dissident, scholar of theology and the Bible, and author of works on theology, history of religion, …
Alexander Men, Russian priest and scholar (born 1930)
Myrna Mack Chang was a Guatemalan anthropologist. In 1990, she was stabbed to death by elements in the Guatemalan military due to her criticism of the Guatemala government's treatm…
Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist and activist (born 1949)
Athene Seyler was an English actress.
Athene Seyler, English actress (born 1889)
Hermes Pan was an American dancer and choreographer, principally remembered as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator on the famous 1930s movie musicals starring Astaire and Gin…
Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (born 1910)
Takis Kanellopoulos was a Greek film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1960 and 1980.
Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
Prafulla Chandra Sen was an Indian politician and independence activist who was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.
Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (born 1897)
Hiram Abas was a Turkish intelligence official in the National Intelligence Organization (MIT). He retired after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, but returned in August 1986 as deput…
Hiram Abas, Turkish intelligence officer (born 1932)
Alberto Pincherle, known by his pseudonym Alberto Moravia, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentia…
Alberto Moravia, Italian author and critic (born 1907)
Lawrence Francis O'Brien Jr. was an American politician and commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1984. He was one of the United States Democratic …
Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (born 1917)
Robert James Moroso was an American NASCAR racing driver who was champion of the NASCAR Busch Series in 1989, and was posthumously awarded the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the…
Rob Moroso, American race car driver (born 1968)
Alice Parizeau was a Polish-Canadian writer, essayist, journalist and criminologist.
Alice Parizeau, Polish-Canadian journalist and author (born 1930)
Curtis Emerson LeMay was a US Air Force general who was a key American military commander during World War II and the Cold War, including the Korean War. He served as Chief of Staf…
Curtis LeMay, American general (born 1906)