South Ossetia Declares Independence from Georgia, September 20, 1990

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. Date: February 7, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990US Invasion of Panama:…

The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. Date: July 16, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990US Invasion…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union. Date: March 15, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Ian Gow Assassinated by IRA Car Bombing, July 30, 1990Russian Communist…

Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation. Date: July 21, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On…

Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. Date: March 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Greg LeMond Wins Third Tour de France, Second…