1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. This is the calendar for a common year starting on Monday (dominical letter G), e. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ...

Events

January

• January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.
• January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns.
• January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan.
• January 10 - Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
• January 11 - Massive (200,000) demonstration in favor of Lithuanian independence.
• January 13 - Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
• January 15 - Thousands storm the Stasi HQ in Berlin in an attempt to view their records.
• January 18:
  • Former McMartin preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother Peggy McMartin Buckey are acquitted in a Los Angeles, California court of 52 child molestation charges.
  • Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
• January 22 - Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet worm.
• January 25
  • Avianca Flight 52 crashed into Cove Neck, Long Island, after a miscommunication between the flight crew and JFK airport officials.
  • The Berlin Wall starts to come down.
• January 29 - The trial of the former skipper of the Exxon Valdez, Joseph Hazelwood, begins in Anchorage, Alaska. He is accused of negligence that resulted in America's worst oil spill.
• January 31 - The first McDonald's opens in Moscow, Russia.

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February

Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, is set free from prison by the South African government, signalling the end of Apartheid in South Africa

• February 2 - Apartheid: In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.
• February 7 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power
• February 10 - South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela would be released the next day.
• February 11
  • James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win world heavyweight boxing crown.
  • Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster prison, near Cape Town, South Africa
• February 13 - German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany
• February 15 - The United Kingdom and Argentina restore diplomatic links after 8 years. The UK had broken off links in response to Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands, a British Dependent Territory
• February 26
  • The Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections.
  • The USSR agrees to withdraw all 73500 troops from Czech by July, 1991.
• February 27 - Exxon Valdez oil spill: Exxon and its shipping company are indicted on five criminal counts.

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March

• March 1
  • A fire at the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo kills 16.
  • Steve Jackson Games is raided by the U.S. Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the EFF.
  • Royal New Zealand Navy discontinues the daily rum ration
• March 6 - An SR-71 sets a US transcontinental speed record of 1 hour 8 minutes 17 seconds, on what is publicized as its last official flight.
• March 9
  • Police seals off Brixton South London after another night of protests against the poll tax
  • Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic to serve in that position
• March 9 - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord
• March 10 - 18 months after seizing power in a coup, Prosper Avril is ousted in Haiti
• March 11
  • Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union
  • Patricio Aylwin is sworn-in as the first democratically-elected Chilean president since 1973
• March 15
  • Gulf War: Iraqis hang British journalist Farzad Bazoft for spying. Daphne Parish, a British nurse, is sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment as an accomplice
  • Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first executive president of the Soviet Union
  • The Soviet Union announces that Lithuania's declaration of independence is invalid
• March 18
  • 12 paintings, collectively worth $100 million, are stolen by two thieves posing as police officers from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the largest art theft in US history and the paintings (as of 2005) have not been recovered
  • East Germany holds first free elections since 1932
• March 20 - Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering
• March 21
  • After 75 years of South African rule Namibia becomes independent
  • A massive poll tax demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London turns into a riot. 417 people injured, 341 arrested
• March 24- The government of Australian prime minister Bob Hawke is re-elected for a 4th term.
• March 25 - In New York City, a fire at an illegal social club called "Happy Land" kills 87
• March 27 - Propaganda: The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí to Cuba
• March 27 - Namibia becomes a state independent of South Africa
• March 28 - President George H. W. Bush presents Jesse Owens with the Congressional Gold Medal.
• March 31 - London anti-Poll Tax Riots in Trafalgar Square. Incident subsequently known as "The Second Battle of Trafalgar"

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A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). ... Dr. Antonia Coello Novello (born August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a medical doctor who served as the United States Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993. ... The Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service is a leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the Government of the United States. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland judge and former politician and Premier of the province. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Canada proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... Prosper Avril (born December 12, 1937) is a former president of Haiti. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Patricio Aylwin Azócar (born November 26, 1918) was the president of Chile after its return to democratic rule in 1990, following the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... Farzad Bazoft was an 32-year-old Iran-born British journalist working as a freelance reporter for The Observer. ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev)   listen? (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a museum in Boston, Massachusetts dedicated to European and American art. ... 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Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. ...

April

• April 7
  • Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal but the convictions were later reversed after an appeal
  • Scandinavian Star, a Bahamas-registered ferry, catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark - 158 dead
• April 13 - Soviet Union apologizes for the Katyn Massacre
• April 24
  • The Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.It becomes operational May 20
  • West and East Germany agree to merge currency and economies on July 1

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May

• May 15
  • Portrait of Doctor Gachet by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million.
• May 19 - British agriculture Minister John Gummer feeds a hamburger to his 5-year-old daughter to counter rumours about the spread of Mad cow disease and its transmission to humans
• May 20 - The first post- Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania
• May 22
  • The leaders of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen announce the unification of their countries as the Republic of Yemen.
• May 29 - Rhode Island celebrates its bicentennial statehood.

May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Self-portrait (1886) Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... The Right Honourable John Selwyn Gummer (born November 26, 1939) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal. ... Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that shocked biologists on its discovery in late 20th century and appears transmissible to humans. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... *This article is about communism; a form of society. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... National motto: None Image:Chile. ... National motto: none Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... State nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody Other U.S. States Capital Providence Largest city Providence Governor Donald Carcieri (R) Official languages None Area 4,005 km² (50th)  - Land 2,709 km²  - Water 1,296 km² (32. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

June

• June 1 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production and start destroying each of their nation's stockpiles
• June 12 - The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty (see Russia Day)
• June 20 - British Chancellor John Major proposes a new European currency which would circulate alongside existing national currencies.
• June 22 - Underwater volcano Mount Didicas erupts in the Philippines

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July

• July 2 - Stampede in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the Mecca - 1426 pilgrims dead
• July 8
  • At 12:34:56 PM the time and date by US reckoning was 12:34:56 7/8/90.
  • West Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 to win the Football World Cup 1990
• July 12 - Square Co., Ltd. releases Final Fantasy in North America.
• July 15 - Tamil Tigers kill 168 Muslims in Colombo, Sri Lanka
• July 16 - In the Philippines, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale kills over 1600
• July 27
  • The parliament building and a government tevelision house in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago were stormed by the Jamaat al Muslimeen in a Coup d'état attempt which lasted five days. Approximately 26 to 30 people where killed and several wounded (including then Prime Minister, A.N.R. Robinson, who was shot in the leg).
  • Belarus declares independence from the Soviet Union
• July 28 - Alberto Fujimori becomes president of Peru
• July 30 - IRA car bomb kills British MP Ian Gow, a staunch unionist.

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August

• August 2 - Gulf War: Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
• August 3 - The highest temperature recorded in the UK until 2003 - 37.1°C (98.8°F) at Cheltenham in Gloucestershire
• August 6 - Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
• August 7 - John Cain Resigns as VIC premier over a series of financial scandals and is replaced by Joan Kirner (10th)
• August 7 - At 12:34:56 (both AM and PM) the time and date by British reckoning was 12:34:56 7/8/90 i.e. 1234567890.
• August 19 - Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
• August 27- Blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash along with 4 others following a concert near East Troy, Wisconsin.

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September

• September 2 - Transnistria declares its independence from Moldova; however, Moldova does not recognize it.
• September 11 - President George H. W. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait, which Iraq had recently invaded.
• September 12 - The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German re-unification.

September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... The term Four Powers usually refers to the four countries that occupied a defeated Germany after the end of the Second World War in 1945 - France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union. ... The Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany is the final peace treaty negotiated between the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and the Four Powers which occupied Germany at the end of World War II in Europe - France, the United Kingdom, the United States and... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) refers to the reunification of Germany from its constituent parts of East Germany and West Germany under a single government on October 3, 1990. ...

October

• October 3 - German re-unification, East Germany became part of Germany
• October 5 - After one hundred and fifty years, ten months and two days (Friday, January 3, 1840 - Friday, October 5, 1990), The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia is published for the last time as a separate newspaper. Founded in 1840 as The Port Phillip Herald, it is merged with its morning tabloid sister paper The Sun News-Pictorial and the first issue of the new Herald Sun, described by owner Rupert Murdoch as "The world's first 24-hour newspaper", with morning and afternoon editions, is published on the 8th
• October 8 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount
• October 13 - Lebanese Civil War: Syrian military forces invade and occupy Mount Lebanon, ousting General Michel Aoun's government. This effectively consolidates Syria's 14 year occupation of Lebanese soil.
• October 15 - Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation
• October 27 - Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan choses Askar Akayev as republic's first president
• October 27 - New Zealand general election returns National with record number of seats - 67; Labour 29, NewLabour 1

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Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931), is an Australian-born American media proprietor who is the majority shareholder and managing director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... The Palestinians are a mainly Arabic-speaking people with family origins in Palestine. ... Dome of the Rock in center of Temple Mount The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة Qubbat As-Sakhrah) is a famous Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. ... Aerial view of the Temple Mount, with the Dome of the Rock in the center, the Western Wall and the Al Aqsa Mosque on the upper left of the compound The Temple Mount (Hebrew: (without niqqud: הר הבית), Har haBáyit) or Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, al-Ḥaram aÅ¡-Å arÄ«f) is a... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... The Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) had its origin in the conflicts and political compromises of Lebanons colonial period and was exacerbated by the nations changing demographic trends, Christian and Muslim inter-religious strife, and proximity to Syria and Israel. ... Mount Lebanon is the mountain range that extends across the whole country of Lebanon about 160 km (100 mi) parallel to the Mediterranean coast and rising to 3,090 m (10,131 ft). ... General Michel Aoun in Ehden June 2005 Michel Aoun (born in 1935 in Beirut) is a Lebanese military commander and politician. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev)   listen? (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... The Supreme Soviet (Russian: , Verhovniy Sovet, literally the Supreme Council) comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. ... Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev (Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born November 10, 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to March 2005, when he was deposed by a popular uprising dubbed the Tulip Revolution. ... The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of the Kyrgyz Republic. ... The 1990 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 43rd term. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... NewLabour Party logo NewLabour was the name chosen by Jim Anderton, an MP and former President of the New Zealand Labour Party, for his new left-of-centre party in 1989. ...

November

• November 1 - Mary Robinson defeats odds-on favourite Brian Lenihan to become the first woman President of Ireland.
• November 1 - The Australian domestic avation market is deregulated.
• November 5 - Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.
• November 11 - Gulf War: The U.N. Security Council passes Resolution 678, giving Iraq until Tuesday, January 15, 1991 to withdraw its forces from Kuwait
• November 12
  • Crown Prince Akihito becomes the 125th Japanese monarch and takes the title Emperor Akihito of Japan
  • Tim Berners-Lee publishes a more formal proposal for the World Wide Web. [1]
• November 13 - The first known web page is written.
• November 14 - Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the border at the Oder-Neisse line.
• November 15 - Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38.
• November 18 - Andrei Tjikatilo is arrested on suspicion of serial murder and rape
• November 21 - The Super Famicom (aka Super Nintendo) is released in Japan
• November 22 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• November 25 - Lech Wałęsa and Stanisław Tymiński win the 1st round of first presidential elections in Poland, see: December 9
• November 27 - The UK Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• November 29 - Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes UN Security Council Resolution 678, authorizing military intervention in Iraq if that nation did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by Tuesday, January 15, 1991.
• November 29 - Treasurer Paul Keating announces that Australia is experiencing a economic recession.

November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Mary Robinson (Irish name Máire Bhean Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... Brian Lenihan (November 17, 1930 - November 1, 1995) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... Kach was an extremist right-wing Israeli party led by Meir Kahane. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... UN Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes member states to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 and all subsequent relevant resolutions (resolution 661, resolution 662, resolution 664, resolution 665, resolution 666, resolution 667, resolution 669, resolution 670, resolution 674 and resolution 667), and to restore international peace... Tuesday is considered either the second or the third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Emperor Akihito reads the Speech from the Throne to the Japanese Diet His Imperial Majesty Akihito (明仁) (born December 23, 1933) is the current and 125th Emperor of Japan. ... Sir Tim Berners-Lee Sir Tim (Timothy John) Berners-Lee, KBE (TimBL or TBL) (b. ... Graphic representation of the World Wide Web around Wikipedia The World Wide Web (WWW, W3, or simply Web) is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Graphic representation of the World Wide Web around Wikipedia The World Wide Web (WWW, W3, or simply Web) is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... The Oder-Neisse line (German: Oder-Neiße-Grenze; Polish: Granica na Odrze i Nysie Łużyckiej) is the border between Germany and Poland. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of five NASA space shuttles. ... STS-38 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... Andrei Chikatilo in custody Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Андре́й Рома́нович Чикати́ло) (October 16, 1936 - February 14, 1994) was a Soviet serial killer. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article should be merged with Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Famicom design differed from that of the American SNES, though the controllers are almost the same. ... The European SNES design is identical to the Super Famicom. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, also Leader of the Opposition from 1975, and the only woman to date to hold the former... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Office President of Poland Term of office from December 22, 1990 until December 23, 1995 Profession Electrician and shipyard worker Political party none, see Solidarity for details Spouse Danuta WaÅ‚Ä™sa Date of birth September 29, 1943 Place of birth Popowo, Poland Date of death Place of death Lech Wa... StanisÅ‚aw Stan TymiÅ„ski (born: 27th January 1948, Pruszków) is a Canadian businessman of Polish origin, dealing in electronics and computers, and a sometime-politician in both Poland and Canada. ... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 25 (1st round), and Sunday December 9, 1990 (2n round). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, also Leader of the Opposition from 1975, and the only woman to date to hold the former... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... UN Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes member states to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 and all subsequent relevant resolutions (resolution 661, resolution 662, resolution 664, resolution 665, resolution 666, resolution 667, resolution 669, resolution 670, resolution 674 and resolution 667), and to restore international peace... Tuesday is considered either the second or the third day of the week, between Monday and Wednesday. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944), Australian politician and 24th Prime Minister of Australia, came to prominence first as the reforming Treasurer in the Hawke government, then as the Prime Minister who pulled off an upset victory in the unwinnable election of 1993. ...

December

• December 1
  • Channel Tunnel workers from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 meters beneath the English Channel seabed, establishing the first ground connection between the United Kingdom and the mainland of Europe since the last ice age
  • The Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ opens their first annual Acoustic Christmas live concert.
• December 2 - A coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl wins the first free all-German elections since 1932
• December 3
  • At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with a Boeing 727 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 8 passengers and 4 crewmembers aboard flight 1482
  • Mary Robinson is elected the first female President of Ireland.
• December 6 - Saddam Hussein releases the Western hostages
• December 9
  • Slobodan Milošević becomes President of Serbia
  • Lech Wałęsa wins the 2nd round of Poland's first presidential election
• December 16 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected president of Haiti, ending three decades of military rule.
• December 31 - Russian Garry Kasparov holds his title by winning the World Chess Championship match against his countryman Anatoly Karpov.

December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Channel Tunnel The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50-km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Coquelles... The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ... Acoustic Christmas (short title: Acoustic X-Mas) is an annual tour by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ which began in 1990. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Helmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also called Detroit Metro Airport, is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, Michigan. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a family of twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliners, first manufactured in 1965 and subsequently, in greatly modified form, under a succession of different names. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. ... Mary Robinson (Irish name Máire Bhean Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Owned By Jorge. ... Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein Ê»Abd al-MajÄ«d al-TikrÄ«t, sometimes spelled Husayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 ) was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević   listen? (Serbian: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced ; born 20 August 1941) is a former President of Serbia and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Office President of Poland Term of office from December 22, 1990 until December 23, 1995 Profession Electrician and shipyard worker Political party none, see Solidarity for details Spouse Danuta WaÅ‚Ä™sa Date of birth September 29, 1943 Place of birth Popowo, Poland Date of death Place of death Lech Wa... Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 25 (1st round), and Sunday December 9, 1990 (2n round). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953) is a Haitian politician and former Roman Catholic priest who was President of Haiti in 1991, from 1994 to 1996, and again from 2001 to 2004. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (, pronounced with stress falling on the second syllable: kas-PA-rov) (born April 13, 1963) is a chess grandmaster and one of the strongest chess players in history. ... The 1984 World Chess Championship was between Anatoly Karpov (right) and Garry Kasparov (left). ... Anatoli Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. ...

Births

• January 7 - Liam Aiken, American actor
• January 30 - Jake Thomas, American actor
• February 11 - Q'Orianka Kilcher, German-born actress
• February 13 - Erdini Qoigyijabu, eleventh Panchen Lama
• February 28 - Anna Muzychuk, Ukrainian chess player
• March 23 - Princess Eugenie of York
• March 24 - Keisha Castle-Hughes, actress
• April 9 - Kristen Stewart, actress
• April 15 - Emma Watson, actress
• May 2 - Kay Panabaker, actress
• May 16 - Thomas Sangster, actor
• July 24 - Daveigh Chase, actress
• October 22 - Jonathan Lipnicki, actor
• November 7 - Marisa Siketa, actress
• November 30 - Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
• December 20 - Joanna Noelle Levesque, American pop and R&B singer

January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Actor Liam Aiken Liam Padraic Aiken (born January 7, 1990) is an American actor who has made a number of films, his most prominent roles being that of Klaus Baudelaire in A Series of Unfortunate Events and Matt Cruse in Airborn. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jake Thomas (born January 30, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) is an actor best known for his appearance in the television show Lizzie McGuire in which he plays Lizzies younger brother, Matt McGuire. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... QOrianka Kilcher (born February 11, 1990) is a German-born actress. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Erdini Qoigyijabu (born February 13, 1990 with the name Gyancain Norbu) is, according to the government of the Peoples Republic of China, the eleventh incarnation of the Panchen Lama of Tibet. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Muzychuk Anna Muzychuk (Ukrainian Ганна Музичук, Slovenian Ana Muzičuk) (born 28 February 1990 in Ukraine) is one of the strongest young female chess players. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York (Eugenie Victoria Helena Mountbatten-Windsor) (born March 23, 1990) is a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Eugenie is currently sixth in the line of succession. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Keisha Castle-Hughes as Queen Apailana in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990 in Australia) is an actress from Glen Innes, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Kristen Stewart at the Fierce People premiere (2005) Kristen Stewart (born April 9, 1990 in Colorado), is an American actress. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Actress Emma Watson Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born April 15, 1990 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British actress who portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Kay Panabaker Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is a TV actress. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Thomas Sangster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990) is an American child actress. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Jonathan Lipnicki is an American actor, born October 22, 1990, in Westlake Village, California to Canadian parents of Jewish ancestry. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Marisa Siketa (born 7 November 1990 in Croatia) is an Australian actress who plays Summer Hoyland on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... Magnus Øen Carlsen (born November 30, 1990) is a Norwegian chess player who came to international attention after winning the C group of the Corus Chess Tournament in January 2004 at the age of thirteen. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... JoJo is an R&B singer from K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci, and the lead character in the childrens television show JoJos Circus. ...

Deaths

• January 2 - Alan Hale Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
• January 4 - Doc Edgerton, American electrical engineering (b. 1903)
• January 6 - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• January 9 - Spud Chandler, baseball player (b. 1907)
• March 13 - Karl Münchinger, German conductor (b. 1915)
• March 20 - Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b.1929)
• April 15 - Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (b.1905)
• April 17 - Ralph Abernathy, American civil rights leader (b. 1926)
• May 16 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (b. 1936)
• May 16 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, dancer, and singer (b. 1925)
• June 3 - Stiv Bators, American singer (The Dead Boys) (b. 1949)
• June 22 - Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• July 7 - Bill Cullen, American game show host (b. 1920)
• July 18 - Yun Po Sun, President of South Korea (b. 1897)
• July 22 - Manuel Puig, Argentinian writer (b. 1932)
• August 27 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist (b. 1954)
• September 16 - Len Hutton, English cricketer (b. 1916)
• September 26 - Alberto Moravia, Italian novelist (b. 1907)
• October 14 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b.

1918) January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alan Hale Jr. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Shadowgraph of a . ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Russian Павел Алексеевич Черенков) (July 28, 1904 - January 6, 1990) was a Soviet physicist and Nobel Prize winner. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Spurgeon Ferdinand Chandler (September 12, 1907 - January 9, 1990) was a right-handed major league starting pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Karl Münchinger (May 29, 1915 – March 13, 1990) was a German conductor of European classical music. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: Лев Ива́нович Я́шин) (October 22, 1929 - March 20, 1990) was a Soviet football (soccer) goalkeeper, arguably the best ever in the sport. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Ralph David Abernathy (March 11, 1926 - April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights leader. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Jim Henson James Maury Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was one of the most important puppeteers in modern American television history. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Stivan John Bators, known as Stiv Bators (October 22, 1949 - Paris, France, June 3, 1990) was an American rock and roll and punk rock singer and sometime guitarist, from Youngstown, Ohio, in the bands Rocket From The Tombs, The Dead Boys, The Wanderers and The Lords of the New Church. ... The Dead Boys were an early punk band that formed in Cleveland, Ohio about 1975, evolving out of the band Rocket From The Tombs. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Russian: Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк) (October 23, 1908 – June 22, 1990) was a Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Bill Cullen, full name William Lawrence Cullen (February 18, 1920–July 7, 1990), was an American radio and television personality. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Yun Po Sun (August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was the President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. ... The President is head of state of South Korea. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Manuel Puig Manuel Puig (General Villegas, December 28, 1932 - Cuernavaca, July 22, 1990) was an Argentinian author. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 in Dallas, Texas – August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitar legend, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Alberto Moravia (November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990; born Alberto Pincherle) was one of the leading Italian novelists in the 20th century. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at the 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

• November 17 - Robert Hofstadter, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
• December 2 - Aaron Copland, American composer (b. 1900)
• December 14 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (b. 1921)

November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 - November 17, 1990) was the winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900–December 2, 1990) was an American composer of modern tonal music as well as film music. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Jerome Isaac Friedman, Henry Way Kendall, and Richard Edward Taylor
• Chemistry - Elias James Corey
• Medicine - Joseph E. Murray, E. Donnall Thomas
• Literature - Octavio Paz
• Peace - Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Jerome Isaac Friedman (born March 28, 1930) is a U.S. physicist. ... Henry Way Kendall (December 9, 1926 – February 15, 1999) was an American physicist. ... Richard E. Taylor Professor Richard E. Taylor, CC , FRS , FRSC , Ph. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... For the former commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, see Joseph Philip Robert Murray. ... Dr. Edward Donnall (Don) Thomas (b. ... The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole, not to any individual work, though individual works are sometimes... Octavio Paz on the cover of his Selected Poems (1988) Octavio Paz (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: ; Pronunciation: mih-kha-ILL ser-GHE-ye-vich gor-bah-CHOFF) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ...

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

• Harry Markowitz, Merton Miller, William Sharpe

The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (in Swedish Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is a prize awarded each year for oustanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... Harry Max Markowitz (born August 24, 1927) is an influential economist at City University of New York and winner of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1990. ... Merton Howard Miller (May 16, 1923 - June 3, 2000) won the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1990, along with Harry Markowitz and William Sharpe. ... William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford Universitys Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ...

Fields Medalists

• Vladimir Drinfeld, Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones, Shigefumi Mori, Edward Witten

The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to up to four mathematicians (not over forty years of age) at each International Congress of International Mathematical Union, since 1936 and regularly since 1948 at the initiative of the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. ... Vladimir Gershonovich Drinfeld (Владимир Гершонович Дринфельд) is a mathematician born February 14, 1954 in Ukraine. ... Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (born 31 December 1952) is a New Zealand mathematician, known for his work on von Neumann algebras, knot polynomials and conformal field theory. ... Shigefumi Mori (森 重文 Mori Shigefumi, born February 23, 1951) is a Japanese mathematician, known for his work in algebraic geometry, particularly in relation to the classification of three folds, which is nowadays called as the Mori program among some mathematicians specialized in algebraic geometry. ... Edward Witten at Harvard University Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and one of the leading researchers in string theory (M-theory). ...

Templeton Prize

• Baba Amte (Joint Award)
  • L. Charles Birch (Joint Award)

The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities (795,000 Pounds Sterling in 2003) was until 2001 . ... Murlidhar Devidas Amte (born December 24, 1914), or Baba Amte, as he is fondly known, was born in Wardha in a family of jagirdars. ...

Right Livelihood Award

• Alice Tepper Marlin, Bernard Lédéa Ouedraogo, Felicia Langer and ATCC (Asociación de Trabajadores Campesinos del Carare)

The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, on December 9, to honour those working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today. An international jury decides the award in such fields as environmental...

Uncertain dates

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• New Revised Standard Version of the Bible is published in the United States.
• Metropolitan Aleksy of Leningrad elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia.
• First Anglican female priests in the United Kingdom are ordained at St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• Robert Runcie announces resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury. George Carey succeeds him.
• Channel 7 + 10 networks go into recivership (Aus)
• Homosexual Acts between Consenting adults decriminalized in Queensland
• Beginnings of Trance music