Page 6: Historical Events In 1990

Mar 10   Michael Stewart, UK Sect of State (1965-66, 68-70), dies   

Mar 10   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Mar 10   World Ice Dance Championship in Halifax won by Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko (USSR)   

Mar 10   World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (USSR)   

Mar 10   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)   

Mar 10   World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (Canada).   

Mar 11   16th People's Choice Awards.   

Mar 11   Lithuania declares it's Independence.   

Mar 11   Lithuania declares its independence from the USSR   

Mar 12   Los Angeles Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland.   

Mar 13   Bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86   

Mar 13   Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada.   

Mar 14   4th Soul Train Music Awards Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson.   

Mar 14   4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson.   

Mar 14   Mikhail S Gorbachev is recorded as becoming president of the Soviet Congress.   

Mar 15   Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as President of Brazil.   

Mar 15   Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70   

Mar 16   Ernst Bacon, composer, dies at 91.   

Mar 17   Germaine Capucine, French actress and fashion model (Rendez-Vous de Juillet), dies at 59   

Mar 18   32-day lockout by baseball owners ends   

Mar 18   A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch.   

Mar 18   East Germany's inaugural elections in over sixty years.   

Mar 18   In this year, In a step towards the unification of Germany, the Conservative alliance claims the East German parliamentary elections with 48 per cent of vote.   

Mar 18   Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen   

Mar 18   Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36   

Mar 18   The inaugural free elections in German Democratic Republic, Conservatives beat Communists   

Mar 19   Bridgetown Barbados, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 1939- forgives $182 million debt owed by Caribbean countries to Canada   

Mar 19   inaugural world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)   

Mar 20   Jannetje Visser-Roosendaal, Dutch writer, dies at 90.   

Mar 20   Namibia gains independence after 105 years.   

Mar 20   Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident   

Mar 20   The Canadian government to pass law forcing financial institutions to keep records of large cash transactions; so criminals cannot launder money.   

Mar 21   "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 149 performances.   

Mar 21   Namibia is recorded as becoming independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma is recorded as becoming president   

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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),