January 1990 calendar

January 1990
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1990.
The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on January 1990: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1990?

Events

01 Jan 1990 New York City MTA stops token redemption at subway stations
02 Jan 1990 Sting joins wrestlings 4 Horsemen
03 Jan 1990 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.
04 Jan 1990 Two trains collide in Sangi, Pakistan, killing between 200 and 300 people and injuring an estimated 700 others.
05 Jan 1990 J Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of Canadian Football League.
06 Jan 1990 New York Lotto pays US$35 million to one winner (numbers are 18-25-26-32-42-44).
07 Jan 1990 Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
09 Jan 1990 64th US manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit
10 Jan 1990 Les Miserables, opens at Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore
11 Jan 1990 Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84
12 Jan 1990 Civil Rights activist Reverand Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
13 Jan 1990 1st elected US black Governor inaugurated
14 Jan 1990 Simpsons premiered on Fox-TV
15 Jan 1990 6th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Knots Landing wins
17 Jan 1990 5th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin
18 Jan 1990 Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
19 Jan 1990 Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, versus Australia at Adelaide.
20 Jan 1990 47th Golden Globes: Born on Fourth of July, Driving Miss Daisy win.
21 Jan 1990 Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director.
22 Jan 1990 17th American Music Awards: Milli Vanilli.
23 Jan 1990 Allen Larkin Collins, guitarist, dies of pneumonia at age 37. Collins was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
24 Jan 1990 Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon.
25 Jan 1990 Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is transferred to a Miami Florida jail.
26 Jan 1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic.
28 Jan 1990 Independent on Sunday begins publishing in London
29 Jan 1990 Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill
31 Jan 1990 1st ever all-sports daily National begins publishing
01 Jan 1990 David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.