Explore 1536 historical events from 1990–1999.
Munir Ahmad Khan, NI, HI, FPAS, was a Pakistani nuclear engineer who is credited, among others, with being the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan for his leading role …
Munir Ahmad Khan, Pakistani nuclear engineer (born 1926)
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), serving from 1972 to 198…
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (born 1914)
Roger Troutman, also known simply as Roger, was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk mov…
Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1951)
Adrian Kelvin Borland was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, best known as the frontman of post-punk band The Sound.
Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1957)
Jill Wendy Dando was an English journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She spent most of her career at the BBC and was the corporation's Personality of the Year in 1997. …
Jill Dando, English journalist and television personality (born 1961)
Dale Cairns Thomson was a professor and departmental director at the Université de Montréal, professor and Vice-Principal of McGill University and a professor of international rela…
Dale C
Cyril Washbrook was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and England. He had a long career, split by World War II, and ending when he was aged 44. Washbrook, who is most…
Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (born 1914)
Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1…
Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1922)
Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s and appeared in supporting roles in films such as How to Marry a Mill…
Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Rolf William Landauer was a German-American physicist who made important contributions in diverse areas of the thermodynamics of information processing, condensed matter physics, a…
Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1927)
Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time…
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (born 1920)
Arthur Leonard Schawlow was an American physicist who, along with Charles Townes, developed the theoretical basis for laser science. His central insight was the use of two mirrors …
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
Douglas Scott Harkness was a Canadian politician.
Douglas Harkness, Canadian politician (born 1903)
Robert Oliver Reed was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, masculine image and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. His screen career spanned over 40 years, …
Oliver Reed, English actor (born 1938)
Joseph Wilbur Adcock was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1950 to 1966, most prominently as a member…
Joe Adcock, American baseball player and manager (born 1927)
Steven Joseph Chiasson was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers and Carolina Hurricanes.
Steve Chiasson, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1967)
Thomas Godfrey Evans was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England. Described by Wisden as 'arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen', Evans collected 219 …
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (born 1920)
Vasilis Diamantopoulos was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the single act play Him and…
Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1920)
Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in …
Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (born 1921)
Ed Gilbert was an American actor, with extensive credits in both live-action roles and voice work in animation, although he was better known for the latter. He is also credited, un…
Ed Gilbert, American actor (born 1931)
Dana Michelle Plato was an American actress. She rose to fame for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), which established her as a teen idol of the…
Dana Plato, American actress (born 1964)
Soeman Hasibuan better known by his pen name Soeman Hs, was an Indonesian author recognized for pioneering detective fiction and short story writing in the country's literature. Bo…
Soeman Hs, Indonesian author and educator (born 1904)
Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being draf…
Shel Silverstein, American poet, author, and illustrator (born 1930)
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American artist, best known for his work for The New Yorker, most notably View of the World from 9th Avenue. He described himself as "a writer wh…
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American illustrator (born 1914)