Batticaloa Massacre: 184 Tamil Civilians Killed by Sri Lankan Army, September 9, 1990
Date: September 9, 1990
Date: September 9, 1990
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 → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)…
STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. 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 1990Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake in Northern Iran Kills 35,000–50,000 June 20, 1990Channel Tunnel Sections Meet…
The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. Date: April 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Namibia Joins UN and Commonwealth, Becomes 160th Member April 23,…
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-35, carrying the ASTRO-1 spacelab observatory. Date: December 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990John Poindexter Convicted in Iran-Contra Affair April 7, 1990Aramoana Massacre: David Gray Kills…
The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. Date: September 29, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Embraer EMB 120 and Cessna 172 Mid-Air Collision Over Gadsden, Alabama,…
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…