What Happened In April 1990 In History

Historical Events for April, 1990

• 7th » Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction is later reversed on appeal).
• 7th » A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry M/S Scandinavian Star known as M/S 'Scandinavian Star', killing 158 people.
• 11th » Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a Supergun named massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
• 16th » The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
• 23rd » Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 24th » STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle 'Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery'. File:STS-31 Launch - GPN-2000-000684.jpg thumb right 250px Shuttle mission STS-31 lifts off, carrying Hubble Space Telescope H
• 24th » Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
• 25th » Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1990

• 1st » Julia Fischer (athlete) known as Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
• 2nd » Amy Castle, American actress
• 2nd » Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer
• 2nd » Roscoe Dash, American rapper
• 2nd » Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russian gymnast
• 2nd » Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
• 3rd » Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
• 3rd » Madison Brengle, American tennis player
• 3rd » Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer
• 5th » Haruma Miura, Japanese actor and singer
• 5th » Sophia Papamichalopoulou, Cypriot skier
• 6th » Charlie McDermott, American actor
• 6th » Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
• 7th » Anna Bogomazova, Russian-American kick-boxer and wrestler
• 7th » Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player
• 7th » Trent Cotchin, Australian footballer
• 8th » Kim Jonghyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Shinee and SM the Ballad)
• 9th » Ram Bahadur Bomjon, Nepalese monk
• 9th » David Jones-Roberts, Australian actor
• 9th » Kristen Stewart, American actress
• 9th » Ryan Williams (American football) e.g Ryan Williams, American football player
• 10th » Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
• 10th » Ben Amos, English footballer
• 10th » Andile Jali, South African footballer
• 10th » Alex Pettyfer, English actor
• 11th » Dimitrios Anastasopoulos, Greek footballer
• 11th » Thulani Serero, South African footballer
• 12th » Francesca Halsall, English swimmer
• 14th » Christian Alexander, Greek-American actor
• 14th » Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
• 15th » Lily Carter, American porn actress
• 15th » Emma Watson, French-English actress
• 16th » Jérémy Kapone, French actor and singer
• 16th » Lily Loveless, English actress
• 16th » Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
• 16th » Lorraine Nicholson, American actress
• 16th » Nia Ramadhani, Indonesian actress
• 16th » Jules Sitruk, French actor
• 17th » Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer) named Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
• 17th » Gia Mantegna, American actress
• 18th » Henderson Alvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 18th » Jake Howells, English footballer
• 18th » Britt Robertson, American actress
• 18th » Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish footballer
• 18th » Junior Torunarigha, Nigerian footballer
• 18th » Inna Zlidnis, Estonian footballer
• 19th » Himchan, South Korean singer and dancer (B.A.P)
• 19th » Jackie Bradley, Jr., American baseball player
• 19th » Kim Chiu, Filipino actress
• 19th » Héctor Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer
• 19th » Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
• 19th » Teo Olivares, American actor
• 19th » Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
• 22nd » Óscar González (boxer) known as Óscar González, Mexican boxer (d. 2014)
• 22nd » Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) named Machine Gun Kelly, American rapper
• 22nd » Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler
• 22nd » Jade Windley, English tennis player
• 23rd » Dev Patel, English actor
• 23rd » Matthew Underwood, American actor
• 23rd » Pikky Ya France, Namibian cricketer
• 25th » Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver
• 25th » Taylor Walker (footballer) e.g Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
• 26th » Jonathan dos Santos, Mexican footballer
• 26th » Karty, Indian actor and dancer
• 26th » See More Business, Irish race horse (d. 2014)
• 26th » Nevin Spence, Irish rugby player (d. 2012)
• 26th » Kim Yu-mi (Miss Korea) named Kim Yu-mi, South Korean model, Miss Korea or Miss Korea 2012
• 27th » Austin Dillon, American race car driver
• 27th » Erik Keedus, Estonian basketball player
• 27th » Martin Kelly, English footballer
• 28th » Mario Meraz, Mexican boxer
• 28th » Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer
• 30th » Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer
• 30th » Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer

Famous Deaths for April 1990

• 3rd » Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)
• 7th » Ronald Evans (astronaut) known as Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1933)
• 8th » Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (b. 1971)
• 11th » Harold Ballard, Canadian businessman (b. 1903)
• 14th » Thurston Harris, American singer (b. 1931)
• 14th » Olabisi Onabanjo, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ogun State (b. 1927)
• 15th » Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (b. 1905)
• 17th » Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
• 18th » Gory Guerrero, American wrestler (b. 1921)
• 20th » Arnold Alas, Estonian architect (b. 1911)
• 21st » Erté, Russian-French designer (b. 1892)
• 22nd » Albert Salmi, American actor (b. 1928)
• 23rd » Paulette Goddard, American actress and producer (b. 1910)
• 25th » Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (b. 1923)

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