Page 9: Historical Events In 1990
Friday, 13 February 2026
Apr 15 Greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84. 


Apr 16 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week 


Apr 17 Ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies. 


Apr 18 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines 


Apr 18 On the Minahassa Peninsula a 7.4 quake resulted in at least 3 people killed and 25 people injured. More than 1140 houses damaged in the Bolaang-Gorontalo area. 


Apr 18 Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87 


Apr 19 Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time 


Apr 19 Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev, Russia, cosmonaut, dies at 52 


Apr 20 Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies. 


Apr 20 Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300000 in income. 


Apr 21 "Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks. 


Apr 21 Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies 


Apr 21 National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards 


Apr 22 Bertil Unger, actor (Devil and Max Devlin), dies. 


Apr 22 In this year, Lebanon releases hostage Robert Polhill 


Apr 23 Albert Salmi, (Caddyshack), results in the deaths of terminally ill wife and self at 62. 


Apr 24 Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies. 


Apr 24 Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies 


Apr 24 US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 


Apr 24 West and East Germany agree to merge currency and economies on July inaugural. 


Apr 25 25th Academy of Country Music Awards (Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win) 


Apr 25 Dexter Gordon jazz saxophonist, dies at 67 in Philadelphia. 


Apr 25 Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67. 


Apr 25 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle discovery. 


Apr 25 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's pres 


Apr 26 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China. 


Apr 26 Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian pres candidate, assassinated 


Apr 26 Danny Wood of New Kids, steps on a stuffed animal and twists his ankle. 


Apr 26 In the Qinghai Province, Chinaa 6.9 quake resulted in at least 126 people killed, many injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Gonghe-Xinghai area. 


Apr 26 NY court of appeals ends 2« year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of the case. 


Apr 27 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich) 


Apr 27 Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery 


Apr 28 "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6137 performances (15 yrs) 


Apr 28 Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies 


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