| 08/02/1990 |
American pop singer Del Shannon shot himself. |
| 15/03/1990 |
Mikhail Gorbachev was elected executive president of the USSR. |
| 25/04/1990 |
Deployment of the Hubble space telescope commenced |
| 17/05/1990 |
The General Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO) eliminated homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases. |
| 07/06/1990 |
Universal Studios Florida opens in Orlando, FL. |
| 13/06/1990 |
Official demolition of the Berlin Wall began. |
| 20/06/1990 |
Asteroid Eureka is discovered. |
| 02/08/1990 |
Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. |
| 27/08/1990 |
The BBC launched ‘Radio Five Live’. |
| 01/09/1900 |
The Prince of Wales was recovering after surgeons operated for a second time on his right arm, broken when he fell from his polo pony. |
| 22/09/1991 |
Bryan Adams made pop history when his chart topping record Everything I Do, I Do For You, stayed at Number one for a twelfth week. |
| 28/09/1990 |
Margaret Thatcher tendered her resignation to The Queen |
| 03/10/1990 |
East and West Germany re-united and became one country. |
| 14/10/1990 |
Five days after announcing his retirement through ill health conductor Leonard Bernstein died. |
| 07/11/1960 |
Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland. |
| 01/12/1990 |
The two halves of the Channel Tunnel were joined under the sea. |
| 01/12/1990 |
The last wall of rock separating two halves of the Channel were removed. |
| 02/12/1990 |
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl won the first all-German election since 1933. |
| 22/12/1990 |
Lech Walesa was sworn in as President of Poland. |
| 09/02/1991 |
Voters in Lithuania voted for Independence. |
| 28/02/1991 |
The First Gulf War ends |
| 23/03/1991 |
In a speech to Conservatives at Southport, John Major outlined plans for his Citizens Charter. |
| 23/04/1991 |
Gerald Ratner claimed his jewellery chain Ratner’s, sold”total crap” during a speech to the Institute of Directors at the Royal albert Hall, London. |
| 19/08/1991 |
Soviet hardliners topple President Gorbachev in a dramatic coup. |
| 28/09/1991 |
Miles Davis, the legendary jazz trumpeter, died aged 65. He invented a new sound which became known as ,cool’ jazz. |
| 06/10/1991 |
In California, Elizabeth Taylor married for the eighth time – her husband was Larry Fortensky, a builder. |
| 15/10/1991 |
Singer Cher was named the world worst dressed woman of the last three decades by American fashion critic Richard Blackwell |
| 18/11/1991 |
Church envoy, Terry Waite, was freed by Islamic extremists after almost five years. |
| 24/11/1991 |
Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock group Queen, died aged 45. |
| 1991 1992 |
Mayor – Councillor Arthur F Harvison. |
| JANUARY 1992 |
Opening of Ann Charlton Lodge Nursing Care Home. First visitors attended. Later opened officially by Paul Daniels. |
| 19/03/1992 |
Buckingham Palace confirmed the Dutchess of York was seeking a divorce from Prince Andrew. |
| 26/03/1992 |
Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson jailed after being found guilty of rape and other offences. |
| 27/04/1992 |
Betty Boothroyd became the first woman Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700 years history. |
| 1992/1993 |
Mayor – Councillor Mrs Brenda Forster. J.P. |
| 23/11/1992 |
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 02/02/1992 |
‘Ulysses’, by James Joyce, is published. |
| 24/09/1992 |
Conservative Heritage Minister Dvai8d Mellor resigned after details of the married MP’s affair with actress Antonia de Sanca came to light. |
| 23/12/1992 |
The Queens’s Christmas speech leaked and published by a national newspaper. |
| 09/04/1992 |
Conservative leader John Major won the general election and became the UK’s new prime minister |
| 1992 |
January 1992, Ann Charlton Lodge opened Britain’s first residential home in Redcar caring for people diagnosed with multiple mclerosis. She herself was diagnosed with M.S. |
| 1993 1994 |
Mayor – Councillor Vince Teesdale. |
| 11/01/1993 |
Richard Branson won a legal victory after British Airways apologised for a “dirty tricks campaign” against Virgin Atlantic Airways. |
| 20/01/1993 |
William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States. |
| 26/01/1993 |
Vaclav Havel became the first president of the new Czech Republic. |
| 28/02/1993 |
Danish owned 97,000 ton oil tanker Freja Svea ran aground on Redcar Rocks. Large crowds gathered on sea front. Later re-floated. |
| 29/04/1993 |
Buckingham Palace was opened to the public for the first time. |
| 10/06/1993 |
Comedian Les Dawson passed away at the age of 62. |
| 11/06/1993 |
Jurassic Park movie opened in cinemas in America, and set a box office weekend record with ticket sales $502m. |
| 19/06/1993 |
Death of William Golding, author of “Lord of the Flies.” |
| 15/08/1993 |
Damon Hill won his first Formula One Grand Prix in Hungary |
| 01/11/1993 |
The Maastricht Treaty took effect – the precursor to the European Union. |
| 28/11/1993 |
Carry On comedy star Kenneth Connor died aged 78. Starred in 17 of the movies. |
| 1993 |
The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the Island of Odaiba, is completed. |
| 22/04/1994 |
American President Richard Nixon died at the age of 81. He was the only U.S. President to resign the office after being implicated in the Watergate scandal. |
| 10/05/1994 |
Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black president of South Africa. |
| 00/06/1994 |
Penguin Bollards installed along sea front. |
| 17/06/1994 |
OJ Simpson led Los Angles police on a 50 mile car chase (when his car driven by friend Al Cowlings) when he did not turn himself in on murder charges. |
| 10/09/1994 |
The debut album by Oasis, Definitely, Maybe, entered the UK chart at No.1 and went on to sell 15 million copies worldwide. |
| 30/09/1994 |
A meeting between Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds and Boris Yelsin was cancelled when the Russian President slept in. |
| 09/11/1994 |
The chemical darmstadtium is discovered. |
| 19/11/1994 |
Camelot held the UK’s first lottery draw with as estimated jackpot of £7m |
| 21/11/1994 |
Retired from public life the racehorse ‘Red Rum’ three times Grand National winner 1973, 1974, 1977. Died and buried near the winning post Aintree Racecourse. |
| 1994 1995 |
Mayor – Councillor Sam Tombe. |
| 1995 1996 |
Mayor – Councillor Peter Todd. (Chairman) |
| 02/03/1995 |
Financial dealer Nick Leeson, whose multi-million-pound dealings on the high risk derivatives market in Singapore bankrupted Barings Bank, was arrested at Frankfurt airport after a week-long manhunt. |
| 1995 |
Coatham House, Redcar successfully housed 34 young people, compared with 18 the year before 1995. |
| 1995 |
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck first appeared on the TV screens, and is now a regular feature of the festive season. Appears in more than 100 countries. |
| 1995 |
Tees Barrage costing £50 million completed on River Tees. On completion it will now hold back water from upstream for 10 miles. |
| 1995 |
Teesside Steel held its annual gala at Kirkleatham Showground with thousands of people attending |
| 14/05/1995 |
Blackburn Rovers won the FA Carling Premiership for the first time since 1914. Kenny Dalglish also named a manager of the year. |
| 23/07/1995 |
The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered by two astronomers Tom Bopp and Harold Hale. Officially named as C/1995 01. |
| 15/09/1995 |
Tony Jacklin’s European team won the Ryder Golf Cup from the US who had long dominated the competition. |
| 07/12/1995 |
The ‘Galileo’ spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, having travelled for more than six years. |
| 20/12/1995 |
NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia. |
| 03/07/1996 |
Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland. |
| 13/10/1996 |
British Formula One driver Damon Hill won his first and only World Championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. |
| 26/11/1996 |
Entertainer Michael Bentine died from prostate cancer at the age of 74. The British entertainer was one of the four original Goons Show members. |
| 22/10/1995 |
British novelist Sir Kingsley Amis died at the age of 73. Winner of the Booker Prize 1966 for The Old Devils, and knighted in 1990. |
| 1996 1997 |
Mayor – Councillor Mrs Frances E.W. Christie. (Chairman) |
| 16/03/1997 |
An investigation got under way following crude and diesel oil travelling along a culvert served by dozens of drains around Redcar. The E.A took measures to stop the oil spreading using a boom on Locke Park lake, The oil had got onto the ducks, swans and geese in the park, but was not thought to pose any serious risk to fish. |
| 13/04/1997 |
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. |
| 11/05/1997 |
World chess champion Gary Kasparov was defeated by IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. |
| 23/06/1997 |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, by J. K. Rowling, published in the UK. |
| 25/06/1997 |
New York Charity auction of Princess Diana’s gowns raised more than £1.4m. |
| 01/07/1997 |
Hong Kong handed back to China, ending over 150 years of British Control |
| 02/07/1997 |
James Stewart. film star, died at the age of 89. |
| 31/08/1997 |
Diana Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash, in a car crash in central Paris, along with Dodi Fayed. |
| 18/12/1997 |
HTML 4.0 published by the World Wide Web Consortium. |
| 1996 |
Cleveland County abolished. Former Boroughs have independent status0q |
| 1996 |
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council formed. |
| 1997 1998 |
Mayor – Mrs Kath McBride. (Chairman) |
| 1998 1999 |
Mayor – Councillor Garth Houchen. JP. (Chairman) |
| January 1999 |
Major shopping development in Redcar Wilton Street area with Supermarket Morrisons confirming they would be the major store in the multi pound scheme. |
| 08/04/1999 |
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations. |
| 16/01/1998 |
The Tamworth Two. 2 pigs on the run for a week finally captured the last ‘Sundance being flushed out with terrier dogs, and tranquilised. |
| 12/03/1999 |
Well known violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, died at the age of 82. Founded a school for gifted young musicians in Surrey. |
| 10/04/1998 |
Northern Ireland peace deal commenced with the historic ‘Good Friday Agreement’. |
| 13/05/1998 |
American singer and film star Frank Sinatra died. |
| 13/06/1998 |
Cartoonist and Andy Capp creator Reg Smythe died at the age of 80. |
| 03/09/1998 |
Prince Harry. aged 13 joined his brother William at Eton. |
| 17/09/1998 |
Robbie Williams was at No.1 with Millennium . |
| 01/01/1999 |
The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency. |
| 14/01/1999 |
Jerry Hall announced she was filing for a divorce from Mick Jagger, blaming him for infidelity the cause of the break-up. |
| 04/02/1999 |
Announced that Bonnie, the Blue Peter Dog, was to retire after 13 years on the TV show. |
| 11/08/1999 |
Last full solar eclipse of the 20th century. |
| 05/09/1999 |
Early warnings were issued regarding the possible problems with computers on September 9, 1999. Fears origionated because 9/9/99 was code used by programmers to shut down old computers. |
| 01/10/1999 |
Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni died at the age of 35 years after battling with anorexia. |
| 09/10/1999 |
The last flight of the SR-71. |
| 10/10/1999 |
Millennium Wheel became part of London’s skyline with the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel with 32 capsules attached. |
| 06/11/1999 |
Australian people voted to keep the British monarch as their head of state. |
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Chris Hansom February 1, 2013 1990-1999