1990

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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s

Years: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 - 1990 - 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Events

January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.
February 11 - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win world heavyweight boxing crown.
February 11 - Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster prison, near Cape Town, South Africa
August 2 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War
November 22 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected president of Haiti, ending three decades of military rule
December 31 - Russian Gary Kasparov holds his title by winning the World Chess Championship match against his countryman Anatoly Karpov.

Art, Culture & Fashion

1990 in film
1990 in literature
- Liberty and Power Harry L. Watson
1990 in music
1990 in sports
- January 28 - Super Bowl XXIV San Francisco 49ers (55) def. Denver Broncos (10)
- West Germany wins Football World Cup in Rome, Italy
- Commonwealth Games held in Auckland, New Zealand
1990 in television
- Legislation signed into law requiring close captioning decoders in all large color TVs manufactured after July 1, 1993

Births

Deaths

March 20 - Lev Yashin, Soviet football goalkeeper
April 15 - Greta Garbo, Swedish film star.
June 2 - Rex Harrison, actor
October 13 - Le Duc Tho, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (born 1911)
October 14 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor
October 16 - Art Blakey, jazz drummer
December 2 -- Aaron Copland, American composer

Nobel Prizes