What happened and who was famous in 1990? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1990.
The Berlin Wall, the prime symbol of the Cold War, fell in November 1989, and Germany was reunited in 1990 after 45 years of separation. The Cold War officially ended with the fall of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991, and it seemed as if a new era had dawned.