Timeline July 1990

Events in July 1990 20

• 1909 – 1990 Andrei Gromyko (1909-1990) Died 2 July 1990, aged 80 Andrei Gromyko was the Soviet Union's foreign minister for nearly three decades and later served as head of state. He was a central figure in Soviet diplomacy throughout the Cold War, including arms control negotiations with the United States. He died in Moscow on 2 July 1990.
• 1911 – 1990 Bruno Kreisky The Sun King of the Republic The longest-serving Chancellor of the Second Republic, known for extensive social reforms.
• 1990 1990 FIFA World Cup Notti Magiche A defensive-minded tournament that saw West Germany win their third title. Winner: West Germany.
• 1990 Wimbledon 1990 Men: Stefan Edberg · Women: Martina Navratilova Navratilova's 9th Wimbledon title — the Open Era record.
• 1990 German economic union East and West share the Deutschmark East and West Germany entered into economic and monetary union on July 1, 1990, with the East German mark replaced by the West German Deutschmark at a 1:1 rate.
• 1990 Mecca stampede 1,426 pilgrims killed A stampede in a pedestrian tunnel near Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage on July 2, 1990 killed 1,426 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the history of the pilgrimage.
• 1990 Kenya's Saba Saba pro-democracy riots Crackdown on protests demanding multi-party rule On 7 July 1990 riots erupted across Kenya after the government banned a rally demanding multi-party elections. Security forces killed dozens of protesters in the crackdown known as Saba Saba. The unrest intensified pressure that led Kenya to legalize opposition parties the following year.
• 1990 Three Tenors concert Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras perform The Three Tenors — Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras — performed their legendary first concert on July 7, 1990 in Rome, the eve of the World Cup final, watched by 1.6 billion people worldwide.
• 1990 – present Caroline Wozniacki Sunshine Former World No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion.
• 1990 Ghost #2 film of 1990 — $506m worldwide Directed by Jerry Zucker, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. A murdered man uses a psychic to communicate with his grief-stricken lover.
• 1990 – present Ian Nepomniachtchi Russian World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi won multiple Candidates Tournaments and challenged for the World Chess Championship several times.
• 1990 Luzon earthquake 1,600 killed in Philippines A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines on July 16, 1990, killing approximately 1,600 people and causing widespread devastation.
• 1990 Waters performs The Wall at Berlin -- 200,000 attend Roger Waters stages a massive performance of The Wall at the site of the recently demolished Berlin Wall on 21 July 1990, celebrating German reunification. The audience of 200,000 is the largest paying concert audience in history at the time. The cast includes Bryan Adams, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Cyndi Lauper, Thomas Dolby, Marianne Faithfull and the Scorpions. The production, staged in the no man's land between East and West Berlin, is a genuine cultural event rather than merely a rock concert. Waters uses the occasion to demonstrate that he -- not Gilmour -- is the creative force behind Pink Floyd's most important work.
• 1990 – present Lieke Marsman Poet, philosopher and novelist Lieke Marsman was a Dutch poet, philosopher and novelist born in 's-Hertogenbosch. She grew up in Zaltbommel and studied philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Across poetry, hybrid prose and essays she became one of the most influential voices of her generation, writing openly about illness, climate and mortality.
• 1990 Lieke Marsman born in 's-Hertogenbosch Born 25 July 1990 Lieke Marsman is born on 25 July 1990 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, and grows up in Zaltbommel.
• 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act Historic US civil rights law signed President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990, prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities and mandating accessibility across the United States.
• 1990 Belarus declares sovereignty Soviet republic asserts independence The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic declared state sovereignty from the USSR on July 27, 1990.
• 1990 Jamaat al Muslimeen storms Trinidad's parliament Six-day armed siege and hostage crisis Members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen group stormed Trinidad and Tobago's parliament and a television station on 27 July 1990, taking Prime Minister A.N.R. Robinson and others hostage. The uprising triggered widespread looting and a six-day siege before the militants surrendered on 1 August. It remains the only Islamist-led coup attempt in the Western Hemisphere.
• 1990 Mongolia holds first multi-party elections Communist monopoly ends peacefully Mongolia held its first multi-party parliamentary elections on 29 July 1990 after months of pro-democracy protests. The ruling communist party retained power but the vote ended one-party rule. It marked Mongolia's peaceful transition away from Soviet-style government.
• 1990 IRA assassinates British MP Ian Gow Car bomb kills close Thatcher ally The Provisional IRA killed Conservative MP Ian Gow with a car bomb at his home in Sussex on 30 July 1990. Gow had been a close friend and former aide to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The killing was part of the IRA's continuing campaign against British political figures.