Explore 3217 historical events from 1990–1999.
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly in the Jaffna Peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated th…
The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Sout…
Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.
The NIOSH air filtration rating is the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)'s classification of filtering respirators. The ratings describe the abilit…
The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register.…
Shira Haas is an Israeli actress. She first rose to local prominence for her role in the television series Shtisel (2013–2021). Her international breakthrough came with her portray…
Shira Haas, Israeli actress
Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning the 2018 USBC Masters. He competes in events on the PBA Tour, and also b…
Andrew Anderson, American bowler
Melissa Franklin Johnson is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke from 2012 to 2019. As …
Missy Franklin, American swimmer
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Fe…
Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July.
Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through planetary bodies. It also includes studies of the environmental effect…
Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operationa…
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is …
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it…
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the Peopl…
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
Gabriella Marie-Hélène Papadakis is a French retired ice dancer. With former partner Guillaume Cizeron, she is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time Wo…
Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer
Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States natio…
Rose Lavelle, American soccer player
Elizabeth Rose "Liz" Ralston is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Sydney FC. …
Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer
A series of attacks targeted public transport systems in Paris and Lyon, as well as a school in Villeurbanne, in 1995. They were carried out by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (…
A gas bottle explodes in Saint Michel station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Eight are killed…
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. I…
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Operation Storm was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army …
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Fe…
Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation…
Taane Milne is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, second-row or loose forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player
Carlos Diego Loyzaga Manhilot is a Filipino model, actor and video jockey. He is known as one of the members of the male group Kapamilya Cuties.
Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor
Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limit…
Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer
Yoán Manuel Moncada Olivera is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston…
Yoán Moncada, Cuban baseball player
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its c…
The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of…
Aviateca Flight 901 was a scheduled international passenger flight which crashed into the 7,159-foot (2,182 m) San Vicente volcano in El Salvador of a Boeing 737-200 on approach to…
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.