WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO NOVEMBER 1990
Find out what all happened June to November 1990

The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification. (12. September 1990)

Russia Day – the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. (12. June 1990)

Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. (6. August 1990)

Asteroid Eureka is discovered. (20. June 1990)

Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void. (2. September 1990)

The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. (29. September 1990)

George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of New York Yankees for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield. (30. July 1990)

Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province. (28. August 1990)

The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa. (30. September 1990)

The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway. (19. June 1990)

Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. (22. June 1990)

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. (10. August 1990)

Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn. (24. September 1990)

German reunification. The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day. (3. October 1990)

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George Bush. (26. July 1990)

1990 Batticaloa massacre, massacre of 184 minority Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Army in the eastern Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka. (9. September 1990)

The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. (16. July 1990)

British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities (10. June 1990)

Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins. (11. July 1990)

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38. (15. November 1990)

en  ar  bg  cs  da  de  el  es  et  fi  fr  he  hi  hr  hu  id  it  ja  ko  lt  lv  nl  no  pl  pt  ro  ru  sk  sl  sr  sv  th  tr  uk  vi  zh  zht  
Editorial board: editorial@history-page.com
Copyright (C):Online press. All rights reserved.

We use "Cookies" for better user experience. By proceeding to use this page you approve our Cookie policy.

Close this notice Find out more