Explore 2478 historical events from 1990–1999.
James Duncan Hamilton was a British racing driver. He was known for his colourful and extroverted personality. After fighting in the Second World War, he took up motorsport. Althou…
Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (born 1920)
John Burley Swainson was a Canadian-American politician and jurist who served as the 42nd governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963.
John Swainson, Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd Governor of Michigan (born 1925)
William Graham Claytor Jr. was an American attorney, United States Navy officer, railroad executive, and administrator of railroad, transportation, and defense affairs for the Unit…
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Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso, known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until…
Gilbert Roland, American actor (born 1905)
Cihat Arman was a Turkish football goalkeeper and manager. He represented Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was the coach of the Turkish national …
Cihat Arman, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1915)
René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny was a French actor of stage and screen. He was closely linked with the works of Paul Claudel and Antonin Artaud, and for his performances for the Théât…
Alain Cuny, French actor (born 1908)
Jacques Ellul was a French born philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, resistance fighter and professor. Noted as a Christian anarchist, Ellul was a longtime professor of Histor…
Jacques Ellul, French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1912)
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. She rede…
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1929)
Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. During the 1971 Tour de France he launched an amazing solo br…
Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (born 1945)
Olav Håkonson Hauge was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet.
Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (born 1908)
Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock was an American jazz guitarist. His first wife was singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed.
Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (born 1940)
Julius Nicholas Boros was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses, particularly at the U.S. Open.
Julius Boros, American golfer (born 1920)
Ely Jacques Kahn Jr. was an American writer with The New Yorker for five decades.
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr
Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith was a member of the British royal family. On her mother's side, she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and on her father's side, a great-gr…
Lady May Abel Smith, member of the British Royal Family (born 1906)
Ezra Taft Benson was an American farmer, federal government official, and religious leader. He served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during the entirety of both…
Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 189
Marcel Bich, Baron Bich was an Italian-French manufacturer and co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint pens, lighters and razors.
Marcel Bich, Italian-French businessman, co-founded Société Bic (born 1914)
Agostino Di Bartolomei was an Italian football player, who played as a midfielder or as a defender, in a sweeper role. Famed for his elegance on the ball and playmaking skills, he …
Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (born 1955)
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He h…
Erich Honecker, German lawyer and politician (born 1912)
Rony Uzay Heparı was a Turkish musician, composer, producer, arranger, and actor. Heparı received classical music training as a child. In the mid-1980s, during his high school year…
Uzay Heparı, Turkish actor, producer, and composer (born 1969)
Herva Nelli was an Italian and American operatic soprano.
Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (born 1909)
David Charles Stove was an Australian philosopher whose writings often challenged prevailing academic orthodoxy. He was known for his critiques of postmodernism, feminism, and mult…
David Stove, Australian philosopher, author, and academic (born 1927)
Puig Aubert, is often considered the best French rugby league footballer of all time. Over a 16-year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, XIII Catalan, Celtic de Pari…
Puig Aubert, German-French rugby player and coach (born 1925)
Derek "Lek" Leckenby was an English musician and lead guitarist, most famous for his work with English pop group Herman's Hermits.
Derek Leckenby, English musician (born 1943)
Mark McManus was a Scottish actor known for his roles in the British television series Sam, Bulman, The Brothers, Strangers, and Dramarama, and the feature film 2000 Weeks. He was …
Mark McManus, Scottish actor (born 1935)