April 1990 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 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 April 1990: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 1990?
Events
- 01 Apr 1990 Jack Nicklaus wins 1st start on Senior PGA tour
- 04 Apr 1990 Marshall Chronicles premieres on ABC-TV
- 05 Apr 1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
- 06 Apr 1990 Robert Mapplethorpe's quotThe Perfect Momentquot show of nude and homoerotic photographs opens at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, in spite of accusations of indecency by Citizens for Community Values.
- 07 Apr 1990 Farm Aid IV concert
- 08 Apr 1990 Aspects of Love opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 377 performances
- 09 Apr 1990 Capital News starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV
- 10 Apr 1990 CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma, Japan.
- 11 Apr 1990 New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary
- 12 Apr 1990 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months
- 13 Apr 1990 New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1
- 15 Apr 1990 In Living Color premieres on FOX-TV
- 16 Apr 1990 Piano Lesson opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances
- 17 Apr 1990 Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, American civil rights activist, dies at 64 (born 1926).
- 18 Apr 1990 Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in the WLAF.
- 19 Apr 1990 Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and incoming government agree to truce in Nicaragua's civil war.
- 20 Apr 1990 Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income.
- 21 Apr 1990 Cartoon All Stars to Rescue shown on all 4 TV networks
- 22 Apr 1990 Truly Blessed opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
- 23 Apr 1990 11th Emmy Sports Award presentation
- 24 Apr 1990 US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit
- 25 Apr 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery.
- 26 Apr 1990 Accomplice opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances
- 27 Apr 1990 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Michigan).
- 28 Apr 1990 Chorus Line closes at Shubert Theater in New York City after 6,137 performances (15 years).
- 29 Apr 1990 Change in the Heir opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances
- 30 Apr 1990 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
- 04 Apr 1990 The current flag of Hong Kong is adopted for post-colonial Hong Kong during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.
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