Page 20: Historical Events In 1990

Oct 04   On this day in history avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67   

Oct 04   On this day in history regional elections held, in what was East Germany   

Oct 05   On this day in history cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obscenity (Mapplethorpe photos)   

Oct 05   On this day in history meir Kahane, founder of Jewish defense league, assassinated at 58   

Oct 07   On this day in history israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens   

Oct 07   In the year 1990 j Teengs Gerritsen, resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1990.   

Oct 09   Richard Murdoch, actor (Lilli Marlene), dies of heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1990 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   On this day in history uS 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space   

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   Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature in the year 1990.   

Oct 11   In the year 1990 oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel   

Oct 12   Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Oct 14   In the year 1990 leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72   

Oct 15   Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 in the year 1990.   

Oct 15   Mikhail Gorbachev awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71   

Oct 16   On this day in history uS forces reach 200,000 in the Persian Gulf   

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

Oct 20   Joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84 on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages in the year 1990.   

Oct 23   Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Evander Hollyfield KOs James "Buster" Douglas for HW boxing title on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1990 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.   

Oct 25   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 in the year 1990.   

Oct 25   NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991) in the year 1990.   

Oct 26   William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 on this day in history.   

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Jul 13   Matt Weinberg, American actor was born on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history birth of stevie Brock, American singer   

Jan 01   In the year 1990 charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82   

Jan 02   Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71 in the year 1990.   

Jan 03   On this day in history ken Hill, actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies   

Jan 04   In the year 1990 alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies   

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

Jan 06   Hans Jaray, actor (Lydia, Fedora), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, football hall of famer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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