Explore 3970 historical events from 1990–1999.
The Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power…
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. …
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours…
American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by an American International Airways Douglas DC-8 that crashed on 18 August 1993, while attempting to land at …
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known…
Martin Fuksa is a Czech sprint canoeist. Three-time world champion, Fuksa won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 metres event.
Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist
Owain Daniel Doull is a Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Doull specialises in the team pursuit on the track, and won a gold m…
Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
Isyana Sarasvati is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and the founder of Redrose Records. She is a graduate of Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and London's Royal College of …
Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
Presidential elections were held in Singapore on 28 August 1993. Following amendments to the Constitution in 1991, presidential elections since then are to be directly elected by c…
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore.…
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,…
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic…
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bord…
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
Intermittent discussions are held by various parties and proposals put forward in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a peace process. Since the 1970s, t…
Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate…
STS-51 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. Discovery's 17th flight also featured the…
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
Huang Zitao, also known by his stage name Tao (Korean: 타오), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese bo…
Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay n…
Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
Naomi Grace Scott is an English actress and singer. She received recognition for starring in the musical television film Lemonade Mouth (2011) and performing on its eponymous sound…
Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. He was…
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the…
Alexander Michael Warren Bowman is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Cam…
Alex Bowman, American race car driver
William "Will" Peter Charles Ospreay is an English professional wrestler. As of November 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW Internat…
Will Ospreay, English wrestler
Ajla Tomljanović is a Croatian-Australian professional tennis player. On 3 April 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at N…
Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player
Patrick James Cummins is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian men's cricket team in all three formats, captaining the team in both Test and One Day In…
Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
Maurice José "Moe" Harkless is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Criollos de Caguas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college baske…
Maurice Harkless, American-Puerto Rican basketball player
Miguel Ángel Jean Sanó is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played…
Miguel Sanó, Dominican baseball player