1990: what happened around the world

In 1990, 208 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Gulf War, Black January and Transnistria War among the best known. 87 more were already under way, such as First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Lebanese Civil War. 185 things were founded or built that year, from Lithuania and Namibia.

208events began
87already under way
185founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks72

+32 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges64

+24 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires55

+15 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters11

Treaties, councils and politics6

Already under way in 199087

Came to an end in 199012

Founded or built in 1990185

+155 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1990

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →