Page 20: Historical Events In 1990

Oct 04   Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Regional elections held, in what was East Germany in the year 1990.   

Oct 05   Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obscenity (Mapplethorpe photos) on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Meir Kahane, founder of Jewish defense league, assassinated at 58 in the year 1990.   

Oct 07   In the year 1990 israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens   

Oct 07   J Teengs Gerritsen, resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1990 israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters   

Oct 08   On this day in history uS doctors Joseph E Murray and E Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize   

Oct 09   Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Richard Murdoch, actor (Lilli Marlene), dies of heart attack at 83 in the year 1990.   

Oct 09   On this day in history saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile   

Oct 10   On this day in history carlos Thompson, actor (Mistress of the World), dies at 67   

Oct 10   Dick Jorgensen NFL referee, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Oct 10   US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum in the year 1990.   

Oct 11   Douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73 in the year 1990.   

Oct 11   On this day in history octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Oct 11   On this day in history oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel   

Oct 12   Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies in the year 1990.   

Oct 13   Hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72 in the year 1990.   

Oct 15   Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Mikhail Gorbachev awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1990.   

Oct 16   Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71 in the year 1990.   

Oct 16   US forces reach 200,000 in the Persian Gulf on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, dies at 64   

Oct 20   On this day in history joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84   

Oct 23   In the year 1990 iraq announces release of 330 French hostages   

Oct 23   Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies in the year 1990.   

Oct 25   In the year 1990 evander Hollyfield KOs James "Buster" Douglas for HW boxing title   

Oct 25   In the Hindu Kush Region a 6.0 earthquake killed 11 people and more then 250 injured and damage in the Chitral-Mardan-Malakand area, Pakistan. Felt throughout northern and central Pakistan on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1990 new Zealand's voters ousted the Labour Party of Mike Moore giving the National Party under James Bolger the biggest election victory in more than 50 years.   

Oct 25   NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 in the year 1990.   

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Jul 13   On this day in history birth of matt Weinberg, American actor   

Oct 23   In the year 1990 birth of stevie Brock, American singer   

Jan 01   On this day in history charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82   

Jan 02   Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ken Hill, actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies in the year 1990.   

Jan 04   Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies in the year 1990.   

Jan 05   Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1990 hans Jaray, actor (Lydia, Fedora), dies   

Jan 07   Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, football hall of famer, dies at 81 in the year 1990.   

Jan 08   Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 in the year 1990.