Scandinavian Star Ferry Fire Kills 159 People, April 7, 1990

Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. Date: February 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Jamaat al Muslimeen Coup Attempt in…

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-36. Date: February 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Fugendake Erupts in Japan’s Mount Unzen Complex, November 17, 1990Germany-Poland Treaty Confirms Oder-Neisse Border, November 14, 1990Hank Gathers…

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions. Date: October 6, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Baku Anti-Armenian Pogrom Begins, January 12,…

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…

Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, is arrested; he eventually confesses to 56 killings. Date: November 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russian…