Explore 1198 historical events from 1990–1999.
On May 17, 1995, 35-year-old Shawn Timothy Nelson stole an M60A3 tank from a local California Army National Guard armory in San Diego and drove six miles (9.7 km) through nearby ne…
Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a ramp
Java is a high-level, general-purpose, memory-safe, object-oriented programming language. It is intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning that compiled J…
The first version of the Java programming language is released
Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leeds city centre, and about …
While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick,
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 28 May at 01:03 local time in northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It was the most destructive earthquake known within the m…
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Ivan Alexandrovich Bukavshin was a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2011. Bukavshin was three-time European champion in his age category.
Ivan Bukavshin, Russian chess player (died 2016)
Anwar El Ghazi is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya.
Anwar El Ghazi, Dutch footballer
Austin Wade Meadows is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, and Detroit Tigers.…
Austin Meadows, American baseball player
Shameik Alti Moore is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut in Dope (2015), and is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated Spider-…
Shameik Moore, American actor and musician
James Earl Conner is an American professional football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh P…
James Conner, American football player
Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid is an American fashion model and television personality. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Throughout…
Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality
Kehlani Ashley Parrish is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. They initially started as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011 as contestant on America's Got Talent.…
Kehlani, American singer-songwriter
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios, nicknamed "Kygs", is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios currently ranks 741 in the ATP and has been ranked as high as world No. 13 in singles…
Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player
Seko Mohamed Fofana is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Co…
Seko Fofana, Ivorian international footballer
Thomas Hyunsu Edman, is an American professional baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Lou…
Tommy Edman, American baseball player
Bethany Jane Mead is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Women's Super League (WSL) club Arsenal and the England national team. Prior to her move to A…
Beth Mead, English footballer
Collins Obinna Chibueze, known professionally as Shaboozey, is an American singer. His music combines country, Americana and hip-hop. After releasing two albums, Lady Wrangler (201…
Shaboozey, American rapper and singer-songwriter
Gelson Dany Batalha Martins is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer
Sachia Vickery is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high of No. 73 in the WTA rankings on July 30, 2018. Vickery, a former USTA junior national champion,…
Sachia Vickery, American tennis player
Shira Haas is an Israeli actress. She first rose to local prominence for her role in the television series Shtisel (2013–2021). Her international breakthrough came with her portray…
Shira Haas, Israeli actress
Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning the 2018 USBC Masters. He competes in events on the PBA Tour, and also b…
Andrew Anderson, American bowler
Melissa Franklin Johnson is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke from 2012 to 2019. As …
Missy Franklin, American swimmer
Gabriella Marie-Hélène Papadakis is a French retired ice dancer. With former partner Guillaume Cizeron, she is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time Wo…
Gabriella Papadakis, French ice dancer
Rosemary Kathleen Lavelle is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States natio…
Rose Lavelle, American soccer player
Elizabeth Rose "Liz" Ralston is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Sydney FC. …
Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer