Date: January 12, 1990
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…
Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Date: January 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Jim Gary’s Twentieth Century Dinosaurs Exhibition Opens at Smithsonian, April 12, 1990Rabbi Meir Kahane…
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership. Date: November 22, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Russia Day: Russian Parliament Declares Sovereignty June…
Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. Date: January 25, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Andrei Chikatilo Arrested, Soviet Serial Killer Confesses to 56 Murders, November 20, 1990Steve Jackson…
Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: May 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Dinamo-Red Star Riot at Maksimir Stadium May 13, 1990Tim Berners-Lee Publishes World Wide Web Proposal – November 12,…
Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. Date: March 21, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Transnistria Proclaims Soviet Republic, Gorbachev Rejects Decision September 2, 1990Iraq Occupies and Annexes Kuwait, Triggering…