Explore 1536 historical events from 1990–1999.
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania…
Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union
The Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot was a football riot which took place on 13 May 1990 at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, SR Croatia, then part of SFR Yugoslavia, between the Bad…
The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zag
The June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawned 65 tornadoes, including seven of F4 intensity, in southern Illinois, central and southern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and n…
The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 1
The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 is an International Labour Organization Convention, also known as ILO Convention 169, or C169. It is the major binding internatio…
The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified
Reginald Shon Jackson, nicknamed Big Government and Mr. June, is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball As…
Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
The Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot was a football riot which took place on 13 May 1990 at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, SR Croatia, then part of SFR Yugoslavia, between the Bad…
The Dinamo–Red Star riot takes place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Z
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is head…
The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseas
The TGV is France's intercity high-speed rail service. With commercial operating speeds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph) on the newer lines, the TGV was conceived at the same period as …
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515
Communism is a political and economic ideology whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, dis…
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania
The Yemen Arab Republic, also known as Yemen (Sanaʽa) and commonly referred to as North Yemen, was a country that existed from 1962 until its unification with the People's Democrat…
North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen
The Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR and since 1992 Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation was the highest organ of state authority in the Russian…
The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Evangelos "Vangelis" Mantzaris is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Mykonos of the Greek Basketball League. He is a 1.96 m tall point guard. He has al…
Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
Tony McQuay is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters. He is a member of the 2012 and 2016 United States Olympic teams, winning a silver medal in the…
Tony McQuay, American sprinter
Jonathan David Brown is a Welsh professional footballer and former Wales under-21 international who plays as a winger.
Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
The Croatian Parliament or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legi…
Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc …
Cold War: George H
British Airways Flight 5390 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Birmingham Airport in England to Málaga Airport in Spain. On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven suffer…
British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be
Russia Day, called Day of Adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of RSFSR before 2002, is the national holiday of Russia. It has been celebrated annually on 12 June since…
Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty
The June 1990 Mineriad was the suppression of anti-National Salvation Front (FSN) rioting in Bucharest, Romania by the physical intervention of groups of industrial workers as well…
First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania
Wojciech Tomasz Szczęsny is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.
Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish footballer
Jackie Bradley Jr., nicknamed "JBJ", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Banana Ball Championship League and sports broadcaster. He p…
Jackie Bradley Jr
Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu is a Filipino actress, singer, performer, television host, and businesswoman. Known for her performances in a range of genres across film and television, she …
Kim Chiu, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, was a communist political party in the Russian SFSR. The Communist Party of the Russian SFSR was founded in…
The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jup…
Asteroid Eureka is discovered