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1990 Calendar

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•  January 25, 1990 – The Burns’ Day storm hits northwestern Europe.
•  January 27, 1990 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Horse in Chinese astrology.
•  March 10, 1990 – In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.
•  March 31, 1990 – 200,000 protestors take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
•  May 4, 1990 – Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation.
•  July 13, 1990 – An earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan results in the greatest number of fatalities in a mountaineering accident in High Asian mountains when an avalanche kills 43 climbers in Camp I on Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak).
•  August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
•  August 23, 1990 – Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
•  November 12, 1990 – Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
•  December 23, 1990 – History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia’s overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

•  January 4, 1990 – Melissa Long, American journalist
•  February 22, 1990 – Luca Profeta, Italian footballer
•  March 3, 1990 – Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
•  March 7, 1990 – Choi Jong Hun, South Korean guitarist, leader in F.T. Island
•  March 21, 1990 – Ryann Krais, American heptathlete
•  March 24, 1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian/New Zealand actress
•  April 3, 1990 – Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
•  May 16, 1990 – Thomas Sangster, English actor
•  July 28, 1990 – Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer
•  August 20, 1990 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch swimmer