Historical Events In 1990
Jul 30 5 Bank of Credit & Commerce members found guilty of money
Jul 01 In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal
Jul 16 Rick Dee's "Into the Night," premiers on ABC-TV
Jul 19 Herbert Nelson actor (Guilding Light), dies at 76 of a stroke
Jul 12 Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Soviet Communist Party, spelling the end of communism in Russia
Jul 08 Italy beats England in soccer's World Cup conselation game
Jul 16 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in the Philippines
Jul 01 German Democratic Republic accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency
Jul 24 Ms. Magazine hits the newstands again after an 8 month haitus
Jul 13 In the Hindu Kush Region a 7.8 earthquake killed at least 43 mountain climbers on Pik Lenina, USSR by an avalanche which was triggered by the earthquake
Jul 16 An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale devastated the Philippines, killing over 1600 people. A thousand more were missing. Damage was reported in Manila, Cabanatuan, Baguio and Luzon. It was the worst earthquake in that part of the world since 1976.
Jul 25 US Ambassador tells Iraq, US won't take sides in Iraq-Kuwait dispute
Jul 20 Justice William Brennan resigns from the Supreme Court after 36 years
Jul 15 Troy Dixon rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 from a fall
Jul 02 Imelda Marcos & Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering
Jul 06 In Ottawa Ontario, a burst pipe at National Archives damages 100 atlases dating between 1490 and 1600, 2,000 books; and a collection of 150 year old manuscripts.
Jul 22 Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship
Jul 26 General Hospital tapes its 7,000th episode
Jul 19 Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, Calif
Jul 21 Rock concert in East Berlin, celebrating the removal of the wall, attended by 150,000
Jul 19 BASF plant in Cincinnatti explodes in flames, 1 dies
Jul 04 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner & Gettysburg Address
Jul 19 Johnny Wayne comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies at 72 of cancer
Jul 07 Greg Lemond wins his 3rd Tour de France (90:43:20 avg 23.3 mph)
Jul 21 Pink Floyds' "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood
Jul 09 Howard Duff actor, dies at 76 of a heart attack
Jul 07 Martina Navratilova beats Zina Garrison for rec 9th Wimbeldon title
Jul 19 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion
Jul 08 Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon title
Jul 06 "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers
Jul 08 Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome
Jul 28 Blackout hits Chicago
Jul 16 NYC's Empire State Building catches fire-No fatalities
Mar 08 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots first victim, Mario Orosco
Mar 28 President Bush awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal
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