Page 4: Historical Events In 1990

Feb 09   Bottles of Perrier water are voluntarily recalled in the U.S. after benzene is detected in a small number of bottles   

Feb 09   Galileo flies by Venus.   

Feb 09   Namibia's constitution ratified.   

Feb 10   6th Largest wrestling crowd (63900-Tokyo Dome)   

Feb 10   Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to become heavyweight boxing champion.   

Feb 10   South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela, the black activist imprisoned for 27 years, will be released the next day.   

Feb 10   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.   

Feb 11   After being in prison for 27 years, Nelson Mandela is freed.   

Feb 11   Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson loses the title when he is knocked out in the tenth round in a fight with Buster Douglas in Tokyo.   

Feb 11   James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown.   

Feb 11   South African activist Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison.   

Feb 11   US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.   

Feb 12   In Hagersville, Ontarioa tire dump fire set by teenage boys forces hundreds of families from their homes, leads to massive air pollution   

Feb 13   50 killed at Inkatha-UDF battle in Natal, South Africa.   

Feb 13   Health Minister Perrin Beatty announces $75-100000 in compensation for each victim of the drug thalidomide born between 1959 and 1961.   

Feb 13   Ken Lynch, actor (Paratroop Command, Legend of Tom Dooley), dies at 79.   

Feb 14   An Indian Airlines jetliner crashes while landing in southern India, killing 94 passengers and crew.   

Feb 14   Graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies   

Feb 14   Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are are discovered in some.   

Feb 14   Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system.   

Feb 15   Baseball owners lock out players   

Feb 15   U.S. President George Bush meets with Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian leaders at an anti-drug summit in Colombia   

Feb 16   Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31.   

Feb 17   Erik Rhodes, actor (Top Hat), dies of pneumonia at 84.   

Feb 19   Michael Powell, Engl director (Life and Death of Col Blimp), dies at 84   

Feb 19   Police kill 8 demonstrators for multi party system in Nepal   

Feb 19   Soyuz TM-9 lands   

Feb 21   32nd Grammy Awards Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time win.   

Feb 22   Grain carrier collides with Polish fishing vessel in Vancouver Harbour; spilling 40000 litres of diesel fuel   

Feb 22   inaugural day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.   

Feb 23   Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53   

Feb 23   Ian Smith 173 New Zealand vs India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat   

Feb 23   Jose Napoleon Duarte, former Salvadoran president, dies at age 64   

Feb 24   Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61   

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Jul 13   Matt weinberg: American actor   

Oct 23   Stevie brock: American singer   

Jan 01   Charles boost: Dutch film critic,    

Jan 02   Alan hale jr: Skipper on gilligan's island,    

Jan 03   Ken hill: Actor (cobra, protocol),   

Jan 04   Alberto lleras camargo: President of colombia (1945-46, 58-62),    

Jan 05   Arthur kennedy: Actor (air force),    

Jan 06   Hans jaray: Actor (lydia, fedora),   

Jan 07   Bronislau "bronko" nagurski: Football hall of famer,    

Jan 08   Terry thomas: Engl comic (heroes),