Mecca Tunnel Tragedy: 1,400 Pilgrims Suffocated and Trampled, July 2, 1990
Date: July 2, 1990
Date: July 2, 1990
In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'Γ©tat in September 1988. Date: March 10, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 10 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1990US Begins TV MartΓ Anti-Castro Propaganda Broadcasts…
Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. Date: January 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Nelson Mandela Elected Deputy President of African National Congress, March 2,…
A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. Date: January 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War. Date: August 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 2 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today)…
David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. Date: January 1, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1990 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Croatian Parliament Constituted After First Free Multi-Party Elections, May 30, 1990East Germany Holds…
A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident. Date: August 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia…