Romania Holds First Post-Communist Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, May 20, 1990

Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. Date: July 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Steve…

Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. Date: February 11, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Violeta Chamorro Becomes Nicaragua’s First…

Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering. Date: March 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Hank Gathers Dies During West Coast Conference Semifinals, March 4, 1990Cold War…

Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia. Date: February 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Americans with Disabilities Act Signed into Law July…

In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988. Date: March 10, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Embraer EMB 120 and Cessna 172 Mid-Air…

Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. Date: August 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Latvia Declares Independence from Soviet Union,…