Date: April 12, 1990
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: April 23, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Hank Gathers Dies During West Coast Conference…
Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine. Date: April 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait Begins, Gulf War Follows -…
Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by the IRA in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them. Date: July 30, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅…
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. Date: August 23, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Time Warner Formed…
American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference tournament game. Date: March 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russian SFSR…
In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). Date: May 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Margaret Thatcher Resigns; John Major Succeeds as UK Prime…