Editing 1990 (section)

===July===
* [[July 1]] 
** [[German reunification]]: [[East Germany]] and [[West Germany]] [[German reunification#Economic merger|merge their economies]], the West German [[Deutsche Mark]] becoming the official currency of the East also. The [[Inner German border]] (constructed [[1945]]) also ceases to function.
** [[Argentina]] announces the sale of its state-owned airline, [[Aerolíneas Argentinas|Aerolineas Argentinas]], to Spanish airline [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]. The sale will be completed in November.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christian |first=Shirley |date=November 23, 1990 |title=Argentina Closes Sale Of Airline |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/23/business/argentina-closes-sale-of-airline.html |work=New York Times}}</ref>
* [[July 2]]
** [[1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy]]: A stampede in a pedestrian tunnel leading to [[Mecca]] kills 1,426.
** A U.S. District Court acquits [[Imelda Marcos]] on racketeering and fraud charges.
* [[July 3]] – [[Angola]]'s ruling party [[MPLA]] agrees to legalize opposition and hold [[Multi-party system|multiparty]] elections.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krauss |first=Clifford |date=July 4, 1990 |title=Angola Rejects Rebel Relief-Aid Plan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/04/world/angola-rejects-rebel-relief-aid-plan.html |work=New York Times}}</ref>
* [[July 4]] – [[Commonwealth v. Twitchell]]: David and Ginger Twitchell are convicted of [[Manslaughter|involuntary manslaughter]] after the 1986 death of their 2-year-old son, who died from a [[bowel obstruction]] after the couple [[Faith healing|withheld]] medical treatment in keeping with their [[Christian Science|Christian Scientist]] beliefs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 8, 1990 |title=Headliners: Beyond Faith |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/08/weekinreview/headliners-beyond-faith.html |work=New York Times}}</ref>
* [[July 5]] – In [[Kenya]], riots erupt against the [[Kenya African National Union]]'s monopoly on power.
* [[July 6]]
** [[President of Bulgaria]] [[Petar Mladenov]] resigns over accusations that he ordered tanks to disperse anti-government protests in December [[1989]].
** [[Somali Democratic Republic|Somali]] President [[Siad Barre]]'s bodyguards massacre anti-government demonstrators during a soccer match; 65 people are killed, more than 300 seriously injured.
* [[July 7]]–[[July 8|8]] – In tennis, [[Martina Navratilova]] of the United States wins the [[1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles]] and [[Stefan Edberg]] of Sweden wins the [[1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles]].
* [[July 8]]
** [[1990 FIFA World Cup final]] (Association football): [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] defeats [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 1–0 to win the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|author=David Gould|title=Chronicle of the Year 1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vl-8S3MmleoC|date=November 1991|publisher=J Bradbury & Associates|isbn=978-1-872031-10-1|page=57}}</ref>
** At 12:34:56 (a.m. and p.m.), the date and time using American formats was 12:34:56, 7/8/90 (1234567890). The next such event will occur on July 8, 2090.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brooks |first=Elston |date=1990-07-08 |title=Count on this day for perfect sequence |pages=3, Section 6 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]}}</ref>
* [[July 9]]–[[July 11|11]] – The [[16th G7 summit]] is held in [[Houston]], Texas.
* [[July 10]] – The [[UEFA]] lifts the five-year ban on English [[association football]] teams competing in Continental Europe after the [[Heysel Stadium disaster]], although [[Liverpool F.C.]] will remain banned for a further three years.<ref name=":0" />
* [[July 11]] – Terrorists blow up a passenger bus travelling from [[Kalbajar]] to [[Tartar District|Tartar]] in Azerbaijan. 14 people are killed, 35 wounded.<ref name="supremecourt.gov.az">{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.az/?mod=2&cat=305&c=1&id=142&lang=en&t=g|title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Ali Məhkəməsi|work=supremecourt.gov.az|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306163018/http://supremecourt.gov.az/?c=1&cat=305&id=142&lang=en&mod=2&t=g|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 12]] – ''[[Foster v British Gas plc]]'' decided in the [[European Court of Justice]], a leading case on the definition of the "state" under [[European Union law]].
* [[July 13]] – The [[Lenin Peak disaster]] occurs when an earthquake triggers an avalanche in the [[Pamir Mountains]] with the loss of 43 lives.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web |title=M 6.4 - 50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0004bt0/executive |website=earthquake.usgs.gov |publisher=[[U.S. Geological Survey]] |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809153211/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0004bt0/executive |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 16]]
** [[1990 Luzon earthquake]]: An earthquake measuring {{M|w|7.7|link=yes}} kills more than 2,400 in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering the 1990 Luzon Earthquake|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/remembering-1990-luzon-earthquake|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Rappler|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117051936/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/remembering-1990-luzon-earthquake|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** By the end of June, Saddam and his lieutenants suspect a conspiracy against Iraq, devised by Kuwait and orchestrated by the US. Earlier in July they threaten invasion on Kuwait unless $10 billion is sent to Iraq from Kuwait. When Kuwait refuses, on July 16, Iraqi forces begin to gather in southern Iraq near the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border.
* [[July 22]] – First round of the [[1990 Mongolian parliamentary election|Mongolian parliamentary election]], the first multiparty ever held in [[Mongolian People's Republic|Mongolia]]; the [[Mongolian People's Party]] wins by a wide margin after the second round of voting on July 29.
* [[July 25]]
** [[George Carey]], [[Bishop of Bath and Wells]], is named as the new [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] in the Church of England.
** The [[Serb Democratic Party (Croatia)]] declares the [[sovereignty]] of the [[Serbs]] in [[Croatia]].
** [[Roseanne Barr]] infamously sings "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" extremely poorly, causing controversy.
* [[July 26]] – U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] signs the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]], designed to protect disabled Americans from discrimination.
* [[July 27]]
** The parliament building and a government television house in [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] are stormed by the [[Jamaat al Muslimeen]] in a [[coup d'état]] attempt which lasts five days. Approximately 26 to 30 people are killed and several are wounded (including the [[List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|prime minister]], [[A. N. R. Robinson]], who is shot in the leg).
** [[Cold War (1985–1991)|Cold War]]: [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Belarus]] declares its sovereignty, a key step toward independence from the [[Soviet Union]].
* [[July 28]] – [[Alberto Fujimori]] becomes [[president of Peru]].
* [[July 30]] – British politician and former Member of Parliament [[Ian Gow]] is assassinated by a [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] [[car bomb]] outside his home in England.