Explore 3969 historical events from 1990–1999.
Presidential elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on 12 June 1991. This was the first ever Russian presidential election. The election wa…
In modern Russia's first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia
Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Victoria cricket team.
Peter Handscomb, Australian cricketer
Isaac Liu is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop forward for the Leigh Leopards in the Super league and New Zealand at international level.
Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player
Lara Gut-Behrami is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specializes in the speed events of downhill and Super-G. She won the gold medal in the su…
Lara Gut, Swiss skier
Adam James Smith is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for and captains Premier League club Bournemouth. He has also represented England at under-21 level.
Adam Smith, English footballer
Jung Eun-joo, known professionally as Jung Hye-sung (Korean: 정혜성), is a South Korean actress and model.
Jung Hye-sung, South Korean actress
On June 12, 1991, 152 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the Sri Lankan military in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batt…
Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai n
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon in the Philippines. Located on the tripoint of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga provinces, most people wer…
In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authorita…
Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of
The Bundestag is the federal parliament of Germany. It is the only constitutional body in the country directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title …
The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in PAL regions on June 21, North America two days later on June 23 …
Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise
Misaki Doi is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA rankings are No. 30 in singles and No. 77 in doubles.
Misaki Doi, Japanese tennis player
Christopher James Kreider is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player
Marcus Earl Stroman is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Me…
Marcus Stroman, American baseball player
Jeong Jin-woon (Korean: 정진운), most often credited as Jinwoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. Debuting as a member of the group 2AM in July 2008, he began his acting career in …
Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
Jonathan Rafael Villar Roque is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Basebal…
Jonathan Villar, Dominican baseball player
After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved i…
The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Fe…
Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the sout…
Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the T
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc …
Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in what had been the Socialist Fe…
Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist…
Samuel Seo is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Born in Seoul, he spent his youth living in his home country, as well as Japan, the United States, and …
Samuel Seo, South Korean musician
Brianne Alexandra Jenner is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of Canada wome…
Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa. South A…
The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.