Explore 3969 historical events from 1990–1999.
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the …
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with f…
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the Wo
Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances during April and May of 1992. Civil unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jur…
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Ro
Joseph David Keery, also known by his musical stage name Djo, is an American actor, singer, musician, and songwriter. He rose to international prominence for his role as Steve Harr…
Joe Keery, American actor
Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny, is an English former professional track and road cyclist who specialised in track endurance events. These included the team pursuit, omnium, s…
Laura Kenny, English cyclist
Jack Henry Quaid is an American actor. The son of actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, he is also the nephew of character actor Randy Quaid. He made his acting debut with a minor role…
Jack Quaid, American actor
Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to th…
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transpor…
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49
McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. As of 2024, it is the largest by revenue and second-largest by number…
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanentl
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the we…
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Black May, also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by the Thai military and royal police in Bangkok in May 1992. A rally of over 200,000…
Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok
Delon Reginald Wright is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketba…
Delon Wright, American basketball player
Keenan Alexander Allen is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the California Golden Bears before leaving after his junior year. He was s…
Keenan Allen, American football player
Robby Blake Bortles is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Jacksonville Jagu…
Blake Bortles, American football player
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east,…
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia join the United Nations
Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to over…
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi cl
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the wes…
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests
Mabo v Queensland is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia. It was brought by Eddie Mabo and others against…
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander E
Copa Airlines Flight 201 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Ca…
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard
DeMarcus Lawrence is an American professional football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Butler Communit…
DeMarcus Lawrence, American football player
Alina Rosenberg is a German Paralympic equestrian.
Alina Rosenberg, German paralympic equestrian
Marcel Karl Bernhard Bauer is a German politician and member of the Bundestag. A member of The Left, he has represented Baden-Württemberg since 2025.
Marcel Bauer, German politician
Marc-André ter Stegen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Girona, on loan from Barcelona, and the Germany national team. He is known for …
Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on June 8. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Developmen…
The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil