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Events of 1990

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Undated

Ongoing

Births

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

From Coronation Street Wiki

Events

• 24th December - Rosie Webster is born to Kevin and Sally Webster.
• 25th December - Gail Tilsley has her third baby, David Platt, son of Martin Platt.

See also

• Coronation Street in 1990
• Category:1990 episodes

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Wikipedia has a more detailed and comprehensive article on

1990

Doctor Who Universe

Real World

January

• UK Release of DW: An Unearthly Child on video
• 14 - John Witty (the voice of the Computer in DW: The Seeds of Death) dies in Bristol.
• 18 - DWN: Doctor Who - Planet of Giants is first published. With this release, all serials of the First Doctor era were now novelised.
• 20 - John Maxim, who played Frankenstein's Monster in DW: The Chase, as well as a Cyberman in DW: The Moonbase (under the name John Wills), dies in Brighton.

February

• Target Books begins republishing selected novelisations with new cover designs by Alister Pearson. Other than the covers, these reprints are identical to earlier editions. A number of the reprints will be issued to coincide with video releases (which often used the same cover art) and rebroadcasts. The reissues are also in most cases retitled from their original publication, either with the "Doctor Who and the ..." title format being dropped, or the book's title being changed to reflect the original broadcast title. The first two novelisations republished in the new format are DWN: Doctor Who - The War Games and DWN: Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child.
• 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol is first published.

March

• 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Space Pirates is first published. Final Target Books novelisation by Terrance Dicks.

April

• 27 - Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer graphic novel is first published by Marvel Comics.

May

• 1 - Brian Vaughan, who played Lt. Commander Watts in DW: The Sea Devils, dies.
• 15 - Writer and director Peter Grimwade dies from leukemia.
• 16 - Thomas Sangster, who played Tim Latimer in DW: Human Nature / The Family of Blood, is born in South London.

June

• 15 - Leonard Sachs, who played Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve and Lord President Borusa in DW: Arc of Infinity, dies in London.
• 21 - DWN: Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks is first published.
• 23 - Frank Gatliff dies.

July

• REF: Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who: L-R is first published. The series is abandoned after this release, and no paperback of this volume is issued.
• Pertwee in Person: Jon Pertwee Talks with David Banks is released on cassette by Silver Fist Productions.
• 19 - TME: Doctor Who - Mission to Magnus first published. Third and final release in the "Missing Episodes" line, and the last "original" Doctor Who novel until the Virgin New Adventures line launches a year later.

August

• With no plans for a 27th season in sight, the BBC closes the Doctor Who Production Office.
• 2 - Edwin Richfield, who appeared as Captain John Hart in DW: The Sea Devils and Mestor in DW: The Twin Dilemma, dies from cancer in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.
• 17 - Graham Williams, who produced Seasons 15-17 (1977-79) is killed in a shooting accident in Devon, England.

September

• 20 - DWN: Doctor Who - Ghost Light is first published.
  • Paperback edition of REF: Doctor Who: Cybermen is published; the new edition is expanded from the 1988 original.

October

• 18 - DWN: Doctor Who - Survival is first published, adapting the final serial of the original 1963-89 series.
• 24 - Christopher Eccleston makes his TV acting debut in the TV movie Blood Rights.
• Bernard Finch dies.

November

• 10 - Dudley Jones, who played John Dyson in DW: The Tenth Planet, dies.
• 15 - DWN: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fenric is first published.
• 21 - Search Out Space, an episode of Search Out Science in which Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred appear as the Doctor and Ace and John Leeson provides the voice of K-9 Mark II, is first broadcast. Not generally considered part of continuity, this would be McCoy and Aldred's last official appearances as the Doctor and Ace until DW: Dimensions in Time in 1993.
• 23 - Mostyn Evans (Dai Evans in DW: The Green Death and the High Priest in DW: Death to the Daleks) dies.

December

• 28 - Edward Brayshaw, who played Léon Colbert in DW: The Reign of Terror and the War Chief in DW: The War Games, dies.

Unknown date

• DWN: An Unearthly Child published in Germany under the title Doctor Who und das Kind von den Sternen.
• Around the time of the BBC's announcement that no 27th season would be commissioned, Virgin Books, which has purchased Target Books, announces plans to launch a series of original novels continuing Doctor Who from the events of DW: Survival; the line is scheduled to launch in 1991. It is also announced that the traditional Target novelisation format would also come to an end in 1991, with all but a few stories left to be adapted.
• Anthony Steven dies.
• Neville Simons dies.

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Releases

January

• TNG novel #10: A Rock and a Hard Place, by Peter David
• TOS comic #4: Repercussions, by Peter David
• TNG comic #4: The Hero Factor, by Michael Jan Friedman

February

• TOS novel #48: Rules of Engagement, by Peter Morwood
• TOS comic #5: Fast Friends, by Peter David
• TNG comic #5: Serafin's Survivors, by Michael Jan Friedman

March

• TNG novel: Metamorphosis, by Jean Lorrah
• TOS comic #6: Cure All, by Peter David
• TNG comic #6: Shadows in the Garden, by Michael Jan Friedman

April

• TOS novel #49: The Pandora Principle, by Carolyn Clowes
• TOS comic #7: Not Sweeney, by Peter David
• TNG comic #7: The Pilot, by Michael Jan Friedman

May

• TNG novel #11: Gulliver's Fugitives, by Keith Sharee
• TOS comic #8: Going, Going..., by Peter David
• TNG comic #8: The Battle Within, by Michael Jan Friedman

June

• TOS novel #50: Doctor's Orders, by Diane Duane
• TOS comic #9: ...Gone, by Peter David
• TNG comic #9: The Pay Off, by Michael Jan Friedman

July

• TNG novel #12: Doomsday World, by Carmen Carter, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger
• TOS comic #10: The Trial of James T. Kirk, Part 1: The First Thing We Do..., by Peter David
• TNG comic #10: The Noise of Justice, by Michael Jan Friedman

August

• TOS comic #11: The Trial of James T. Kirk, Part 2: Let's Kill All the Lawyers, by Peter David
• TNG comic #11: The Impostor, by Michael Jan Friedman

September

• TOS novel: Prime Directive, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Hardcover)
• TNG novel #13: The Eyes of the Beholders, by A.C. Crispin
• TOS comic #12: The Trial of James T. Kirk, Part 3: Trial and Error, by Peter David
• TNG comic #12: Whoever Fights Monsters, by Michael Jan Friedman

October

• TOS novel #51: Enemy Unseen, by V.E. Mitchell
• TOS comic #13: The Return of the Worthy, Part 1: A Rude Awakening, by Peter David and Bill Mumy
• TNG comic #13: The Hand of the Assassin, by Michael Jan Friedman

November

• TNG novel #14: Exiles, by Howard Weinstein

December

• TOS novel #52: Home is the Hunter, by Dana Kramer-Rolls
• TOS comic #14: The Return of the Worthy, Part 2: Great Expectations, by Peter David and Bill Mumy
• TNG comic #14: Holiday On Ice, by Michael Jan Friedman

Unknown Month

• TOS comic #1: So Near the Touch, by George Takei and Peter David
• TNG comic #1: The Gift, by John de Lancie

Connections

• 1990 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1990 productions article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1990 page at the Complete Starfleet Library
• 1990 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From DC Database

Creators

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1990 cover date:

Atlantis Chronicles Vol 1 · Demon Vol 3 · Good Girl Art Quarterly Vol 1 · Hawkworld Vol 2 · Justice League Quarterly Vol 1 · Lobo Vol 1 · Question Quarterly Vol 1 · Shade the Changing Man Vol 2 · Superboy Vol 3 · Tempus Fugitive Vol 1 · Twilight Vol 1 · Who's Who in the DC Universe Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 1990 cover date:

Atlantis Chronicles Vol 1 · Deadman: Love After Death Vol 1 · Firestorm Vol 2 · Hawk and Dove Vol 3 · Huntress Vol 1 · Manhunter Vol 1 · Question Vol 1 · Secret Origins Vol 2

The following One Shots were published with a 1990 cover date:

Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (Collected) Vol 1 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Postcards

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 1990 cover date:

Adam Cray (New Earth) · Alan Markham (New Earth) · Aleea Strange (New Earth) · American Scream (New Earth) · Belina Pushkin (New Earth) · Bertram Larvan, Jr. (New Earth) · Blaze (New Earth) · Carrie Donahue (New Earth) · Celeste McCauley (Pre-Zero Hour) · Christopher Dent (New Earth) · Claire Montgomery (New Earth) · Cora (New Earth) · Dana Rubikskova (New Earth) · Daniel Hunter (New Earth) · Danny the Street (New Earth) · Darren Jones (New Earth) · David Knight (New Earth) · Davood Nassur (New Earth) · Decreator (New Earth) · Delirium (New Earth) · Devlin O'Ryan (Pre-Zero Hour) · Dren Keeg (New Earth) · Dybbuk (New Earth) · Ernest Clay (New Earth) · Flex Mentallo (New Earth) · Garv (New Earth) · Gregor Dosynski (New Earth) · Hacohen (New Earth) · Hans Leckter (New Earth) · Henry Henshaw (New Earth) · Joseph Carny (New Earth) · Joseph Mason (New Earth) · Judith (New Earth) · Kathryn George (New Earth) · Kirtan-Rhodd (New Earth) · Kordax (New Earth) · Laurel Gand (Pre-Zero Hour) · Legion (New Earth) · Lord Havok (New Earth) · Mischa Dmitrovich Pushkin (New Earth) · Moyshe Nakhman (New Earth) · Obeah Man (New Earth) · Orin I (New Earth) · Plasmax (New Earth) · Power Girl's Cat (New Earth) · Qi'Qi (New Earth) · Ramban (New Earth) · Richard Kent Shakespeare (Pre-Zero Hour) · Sara Furness (New Earth) · Shalako (New Earth)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 1990 cover date:

Conglomerate · Cult of the Unwritten Book · Extremists (Angor) · Hayoth · Justice League Antarctica · Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. · Red Shadows

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1990. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1990. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

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From Muppet Wiki

Television & Movies

• The Witches, February 16
• The Muppets at Walt Disney World on NBC, May 6
• Handmade Video' pitch prepared, May 7
• Mother Goose Stories begins on Disney Channel, August 26
• Muppet Babies Season 7 begins on CBS, September 15 (final season)
• The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson on CBS, November 21
• Sesame Street Season 22, November 12

International Television

• Die Muppets feiern Weihnacht (A Muppet Family Christmas) premiers in Germany on ZDF, December 23
• Sesam Stasjon begins airing in Norway

Appearances

• The Cosby Show with Jim Henson Hour guests on NBC, January 11
• Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue features several of the Muppet Babies, April 22
• The Earth Day Special features Kermit the Frog, Robin the Frog and several other Muppets, April 22
• The Arsenio Hall Show features Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, Kevin Clash, and Clifford, May 4

People

• Northern Calloway dies, Jan 9
• Jim Henson dies, May 16

Video

• Dance Along!
• Monster Hits!
• Rock & Roll!
• Sing Yourself Silly!

Albums

• Put Down the Duckie!

Books

• Bert's Beautiful Sights
• Big Bird is Yellow: A Sesame Street Book of Colors
• Elmo Gets Homesick
• Ernie and Bert's New Kitten
• Ernie and the Twiddlebug Town Fair
• Grover's Bad Dream
• I Did It!
• I Have to Go
• I Want to Go to School Too
• Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales
• Naptime
• Oscar's Grouchy Sounds
• Say the Magic Word, Please
• See You Later, Mashed Potater!
• The Treasure Hunt
• Wet Paint
• The Whole Wide World: A Question and Answer Book

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents Let's Play School
• Here Come the Muppets live show premiered at the Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World, Florida.

Merchandise

• Presents Santa Kermit
• Radio Shack Big Bird radio
• McDonald's Muppet Babies 1990 Happy Meal Toys

Parades

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Kermit the Frog Balloon, November 22

Character Debuts

• Savion debuts on Sesame Street

From Grand Theft Wiki

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1990

Game World

GTA 2 Era

• Sunbeam steals leaked government waste disposal proposals.
• Tortoise gets five years in a state penitentary for inciting a riot.

GTA IV Era

• Phil Bell is arrested for manslaughter.

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

This article contains information on e-wrestling events that happened in 1990.

Notable 1990 births

• TJ Tilli - Wrestler that currently competes for Lords of Pain Wrestling, Full Metal Wrestling, Tilli Wrestling Federation & Xtreme Nightmare Wrestling

Notable 1990 deaths

1990 handler births/deaths

• Adam H. - born 20th April.

See also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 1990 in the world of hockey:

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From Marvel Database

All Comics for 1990 Without Month Designations

Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer Vol 1 1	Akira Vol 1 17	Akira Vol 1 18	Akira Vol 1 19
Akira Vol 1 20	Akira Vol 1 21	Akira Vol 1 22	Akira Vol 1 23
Akira Vol 1 24	Akira Vol 1 25	Akira Vol 1 26	Alf Annual Vol 1 3
Alf Holiday Special Vol 1 2	Alien Legion: On the Edge Vol 1 3	Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 24	Avengers Annual Vol 1 19
Avengers: West Coast Annual Vol 1 5	Blueberry Vol 1 4	Blueberry Vol 1 5	Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs Vol 1 1
Daredevil Annual Vol 1 6	Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 23	Ghost Rider Annual Vol 3 2	Hellraiser Vol 1 2
Hellraiser Vol 1 3	Hellraiser Vol 1 4	Hellraiser Vol 1 5	Hellraiser Vol 1 6
Impossible Man Summer Vacation Vol 1 1	Incredible Hulk Annual Vol 1 16	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 42	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 43
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 44	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 45	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 46	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 48
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 53	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 54	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 55	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 57
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 58	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 59	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 64	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 65
Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 66	Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 67	Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 58	Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 59
Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 60	Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 62	Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 64	Marvel Graphic Novel Vol 1 65
Marvel Masterworks Vol 1 12	Marvel Masterworks Vol 1 13	Marvel Masterworks Vol 1 14	Marvel Masterworks Vol 1 15
New Mutants Annual Vol 1 6	New Mutants Summer Special Vol 1 1	Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 10	Plastic Forks Vol 1 1
Plastic Forks Vol 1 2	Plastic Forks Vol 1 3	Plastic Forks Vol 1 4	Plastic Forks Vol 1 5
Punisher Annual Vol 2 3	Seven Block Vol 1 1.jpg Seven Block Vol 1	Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 3	Spider-Man and the New Mutants Vol 1 1
Street Poet Ray Vol 1 1	Street Poet Ray Vol 1 2	Street Poet Ray Vol 1 3	Thanos Quest Vol 1 1
Thanos Quest Vol 1 2	Web of Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 6	Wolverine Vol 2 32	Wolverine Vol 2 34
Wolverine: Jungle Adventure Vol 1 1	X-Factor Annual Vol 1 5	X-Factor: Prisoner of Love Vol 1 1

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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Rebel Alliance Sourcebook released in 1990.

A list of events in 1990 related to Star Wars.

January

• Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters published.

March

• 24 Keisha Castle-Hughes is born.

June

• The Game Chambers of Questal published.
• Rebel Alliance Sourcebook published.