1st » Humanitas publishing house is founded in Bucharest, shortly after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 known as Romanian Revolution, by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu.
2nd » Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk Speech at the Opening of the Parliament of South Africa, 1990 or announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
7th » Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
11th » Nelson Mandela is released from Drakenstein Correctional Centre or Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
12th » Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
13th » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
14th » Ninety-two people are killed aboard Indian Airlines Flight 605 at Bangalore, India.