The following lists events in the year 1990 in China.

Incumbents

General Secretary of the Communist Party The title of General Secretary or First Secretary is commonly used for the leaders of most communist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party of a socialist state—often labeled as communist states by external observers—the general s ...

Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Mil ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Yang Shangkun Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Chinese Communist Party, Communist military and political leader, president of the People's Republic of China from 1988 to 1993, and one of the Eight Elders that dominated the par ...

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

Li Peng Li Peng (; 20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician who served as the 4th premier of China from 1987 to 1998, and as the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

: Wang Zhen *

Vice Premier A vice is a practice, behaviour, habit or item generally considered morally wrong in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Vices a ...

Yao Yilin Yao Yilin ( zh, c=姚依林, p=Yáo Yīlín; September 6, 1917 – December 11, 1994) was a Chinese politician and soldier who was Vice Premier of China from 1979 to 1988 and First Vice Premier from 1988 to 1993. Early life and career He was ...

Governors

* Governor of Anhui Province —

Fu Xishou Fu Xishou (; January 1931 – 25 March 2015) was a Chinese business executive and politician who served as governor of Anhui from 1989 to 1994. He was an alternate member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member ...

* Governor of Fujian Province —

Wang Zhaoguo Wang Zhaoguo (; born 14 July 1941) is a Chinese retired politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a minist ...

then

Jia Qinglin Jia Qinglin (; born 13 March 1940) is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between ...

* Governor of Gansu Province —

Jia Zhijie Jia Zhijie (; born 1935) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Jilin Province. He graduated from the Moscow Petroleum Institute in 1960, the same year he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He served as gov ...

* Governor of Guangdong Province —

Ye Xuanping Ye Xuanping (; 20 December 1924 – 17 September 2019) was a Chinese official, who served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1980 to 1985 and Governor of Guangdong, his native province, from 1985 to 1991. Ye was a strong supporter of Deng Xiaoping's re ...

* Governor of Guizhou Province —

Wang Zhaowen Wang Chaowen (; born October 1930) is a Chinese politician of Miao ethnicity who served as governor of Guizhou from 1983 to 1993 and chairman of Guizhou Provincial People's Congress from 1994 to 1998. He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14t ...

* Governor of Hainan Province — Liu Jianfeng * Governor of Hebei Province —

Yue Qifeng Yue Qifeng () (December 1931 – March 24, 2008) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Daming County, Hebei Province. In January 1945, at the age of 13, he joined the Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China ...

then

Cheng Weigao Cheng Weigao ( zh, c=程维高; September 1933 – December 28, 2010) was a Chinese politician, best known for his term as the Party Secretary of Hebei province between 1993 and 1998. In his late career, Cheng was expelled from the Chinese C ...

* Governor of Heilongjiang Province —

Shao Qihui Shao Qihui (; born June 1934) is a Chinese engineer and politician who served as governor of Heilongjiang from 1989 to 1994. He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the ...

* Governor of Henan Province —

then

Li Changchun Li Changchun (born February 1, 1944) is a retired Chinese politician and a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party. He served on the Politburo Standing Committee, the party's top leadership council, and as the top official in charge ...

* Governor of Hubei Province —

Guo Zhenqian Guo Zhenqian (; February 1933 – 13 August 2019) was a Chinese politician and banker. He served as Governor of Hubei from 1985 to 1990, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China from 1990 to 1993, and Auditor-General of the National Audit Of ...

then

Guo Shuyan Guo Shuyan (; October 1935 – 23 January 2022) was a Chinese engineer and politician. He served as Governor of Hubei from 1990 to 1993. He also served as the deputy director of the State Science and Technology Commission from 1985 to 1990 and ...

* Governor of Hunan Province —

Chen Bangzhu Chen Bangzhu (; born September 1934) is a Chinese politician who served as from 1995 to 1998 and governor of Hunan from 1989 to 1994. Biography Chen was born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, in September 1934, during the Republic of China. In 1954, he gra ...

* Governor of Jiangsu Province —

Chen Huanyou Chen Huanyou ( zh, s=陈焕友; born 1934) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Governor and Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province. Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. In March 1950, he entered PLA's Northeast University of Military and P ...

* Governor of Jiangxi Province —

Wu Guanzheng Wu Guanzheng (born 11 August 1938), also spelled as Wu Kuan-cheng is a former Chinese politician and one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist Party during the administration of Hu Jintao. He served on the Politburo Standing Committee, ...

* Governor of Jilin Province — Wang Zhongyu * Governor of Liaoning Province —

(until July),

(starting July) * Governor of Qinghai Province —

Jin Jipeng Jin may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC * Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin * Jin (Later Tang precursor) ...

* Governor of Shaanxi Province —

Hou Zongbin Hou Zongbin (; January 1929 – 14 November 2017) was a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Shaanxi from 1987 to 1990, as Party Secretary of Henan Province from 1990 to 1992, and as Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipl ...

(until March),

Bai Qingcai Bai Qingcai (; November 1932 – 6 November 2016) was a Chinese politician who served as governor of Shaanxi from 1990 to 1994 and party branch secretary of the from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, he served as vice governor of Shanxi. He was a re ...

(starting March) * Governor of Shandong Province —

Zhao Zhihao Zhao Zhihao (; born 20 November 1931) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Shandong from 1989 to 1995, party secretary of Shandong from 1994 to 1997, and chairman of Shandong Provincial People's Congress from 1996 to 2002. He was a ...

* Governor of Shanxi Province —

Wang Senhao Wang Senhao (; January 1933 – 10 April 2022) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Cixi City, Zhejiang. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1955. He was governor of Shanxi The governor of Shanxi, officially the Govern ...

* Governor of Sichuan Province —

Zhang Haoruo Zhang Haoruo (; 1932 – 27 March 2004) was a politician and petroleum engineer of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province and Minister of Internal Trade. Biography Zhang Haoruo was born in Jiaozuo, Henan provi ...

* Governor of Yunnan Province —

Li Jiating Li Jiating (; born 1944) is an ethnic Yi People's Republic of China politician. He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1992–1997) and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (199 ...

* Governor of Zhejiang Province —

Shen Zulun Shen Zulun ( Chinese: 沈祖伦; March 1931 – 27 February 2023) was a Chinese politician who served as Governor of Zhejiang Province. Biography A native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, Shen joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1948. Before ...

(until November),

Ge Hongsheng Ge Hongsheng (; 1931 – 30 January 2020) was a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the former Governor of Zhejiang. Early life In 1931, Ge was born in Jü County, Shandong Province, China. Career Ge joined the Chinese Commu ...

(starting November)

Events

* September 22 — October 7:

1990 Asian Games ) , nations = 31 , athletes = 6,122 , events = 308 in 27 sports , opening = 22 September 1990 , closing = 7 October 1990 , opened_by = Yang Shangkun , closed_by = Roy de Silva , athlete_oath = Chen L ...

in Beijing. * October 2: 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions, two commercial planes crashed, a total of 128 people died, 53 persons were hurt, 97 persons survived in

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, according to the China Civil Aviation official confirmed report. * Unknown date:

Li-Ning Li-Ning Company Limited is a Chinese sportswear and sports equipment company founded by former Olympic gymnast Li Ning. The company endorses a number of international athletes and teams worldwide in pursuit of the North American market(s). His ...

sports goods company was founded.

Births

*February 7 —

Hua Chenyu Hua Chenyu ( Chinese: 华晨宇; born February 7, 1990) is a Chinese singer and songwriter. First debuting as the winner of ''Super Boy'' 2013, he gained widespread recognition for his vocal ability and stage performances after participating in ...

, rock singer and songwriter *February 9 — Ma Ke, actor *February 13 —

Gyaincain Norbu Chökyi Gyalpo, also referred to by his secular name Gyaincain Norbu or Gyaltsen Norbu (born 13 February 1990), is considered the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He is also the vice president of the Buddhist Associatio ...

, 11th

Panchen Lama The Panchen Lama () is a tulku of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Panchen Lama is one of the most important figures in the Gelug tradition, with its spiritual authority second only to the Dalai Lama. Along with the council of high la ...

*March 2 —

Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Cheun-yue (Traditional Chinese: 方駿宇; Pinyin: ''Fāng Jùnyǔ''; born March 2, 1990) is a Canadian-Hong Kong racing driver. His career started in 2004. He is currently competing in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia racing se ...

, Hong Kong Chinese racing driver *April 20 —

Lu Han Lu Han (; born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer, actor, and dancer. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. That year, ...

, singer, actor and dancer *June 28 — Chen Xuedong, actor and singer *October 1 –

Chen Minyi Chen Minyi (; born 1 October 1990) is a Chinese Paralympic archery, Paralympic archer. Career She won the gold medal in the Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual W1, women's individual W1 event at the 2020 Summer Paraly ...

, Paralympic archer

Deaths

*January 11 — Cai Xiao, Taiwan-born military officer and politician (b.

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th ...

) *February 4 — Gao Yinxian, linguist and writer (b.

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's ...

) *February 8 —

Xu Deheng Xu Deheng (; October 17, 1890 – February 8, 1990) was a Chinese male politician, scholar and educator, who served as the vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and founding leader of Chinese party Jiusan Socie ...

, politician, scholar and educator (b.

1890 Events January * January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa. * January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. * January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...

) *May 2 —

Shi Guangnan Shi Guangnan ( Chinese: 施光南; August 22, 1940 in Chongqing Municipality, China – May 2, 1990) was a Chinese composer, best known for his patriotic and nationalistic songs from the Cultural Revolution era that combined traditional mel ...

, composer (b.

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

) *May 9 — Lü Wei, diver (b.

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

) *May 22 —

Ling Shuhua Ling Shuhua ( zh, , s=凌叔华, t=凌叔華; March 25, 1900 – 1990), also known as Su-hua Ling Chen after her marriage, was a Chinese modernist writer and painter whose short stories became popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Her work is charac ...

, modernist writer and painter (b.

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

) *July 11 — Sun Yu, film director (b.

) *July 18 —

Lap-Ban Chan Lap-Ban Chan () (1911-1990) was a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Chan was credited with over 440 films. Personal life In 1911, Chan was born in Thailand. Career In 1949, Chan became an actress for Nanyang Film Company in Hong Kong. ...

, Hong Kong actress (b.

1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...

) *July 29 — Cai Qiao, physiologist and physician (b.

1897 Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...

) *August 5 — Zhou Keqin, writer (b.

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Feb ...

) *August 14 **

Sun Lianzhong Sun Lianzhong (; 2 February 1893 – 14 August 1990) was a Chinese general during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. Best known for his command of the 2nd Group Army in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he had a long caree ...

, nationalist general (b.

1893 Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; th ...

) **

Liu Xingyuan Liu Xingyuan (; October 1908 – August 14, 1990) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China politician. Born in Shandong Province. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary (March 1972 – Oct ...

, lieutenant general (b.

1908 This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January ...

) *August 30 —

Ch'ien Mu Ch'ien Mu or Qian Mu (; 30 July 1895 – 30 August 1990) was a Chinese historian, philosopher and writer. He is considered to be one of the greatest historians and philosophers of 20th-century China. Ch'ien, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yink ...

, historian and philosopher (b.

1895 Events January * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island (off French Guiana) on what is much later admitted to be a false charge of tr ...

) *September 11 —

Cai Chang Cai Chang (; EFEO: ''Ts'ai Tch'ang''; 14 May 1900 – 11 September 1990) was a Chinese politician and women's rights activist who was the first chair of the All-China Women's Federation, a Chinese women's rights organization. Early life Cai ...

, 1st leader of the

All-China Women's Federation The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) is a women's rights people's organization established in China on 24 March 1949. It was originally called the All-China Democratic Women's Foundation, and was renamed the All-China Women's Federation in 195 ...

(b.

) *September 21 —

Xu Xiangqian Xu or XU may refer to: Surnames * Xu (surname 徐) ( ''Xú'') * Xu (surname 許) (/ ''Xǔ'') * Xu (surname 胥) ( ''Xū'') The Tone (linguistics), tones of these surnames are different in Mandarin, but if the tone diacritics are omitted then eac ...

, 4th

Minister of National Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

(b.

1901 December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the unification of multiple British colonies in Australia on January ...

) *October 15 —

Yu Pingbo Yu Pingbo (; January 8, 1900 – October 15, 1990), original name Yu Mingheng () and courtesy name Pingbo (), was a Chinese essayist, poet, historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authorit ...

, essayist, poet, historian, redologist and literary critic (b.

) *October 30 — Kwok Tak-seng, Hong Kong businessman and founder of

Sun Hung Kai Properties Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) is a listed corporation and one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong. The company's businesses include property sales, property rental, telecommunications (SmarTone, SUNeVision), hotel operatio ...

(b.

) *November 15 — Cheng Shicai, lieutenant general (b.

1912 This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skippin ...

) *November 18 — Dai Chuanzeng, nuclear physicist (b.

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

) *November 19 —

Sun Li-jen Sun Li-jen ( zh, t=孫立人 , s=孙立人 , p=Sūn Lìrén, first=t; December 8, 1900November 19, 1990) was a Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist (KMT) General officer, general, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute in the United States, bes ...

, nationalist general (b.

) *November 26 —

Feng Youlan Feng Youlan (; 4 December 1895 – 26 November 1990) was a Chinese philosopher, historian, and writer who was instrumental for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy in the modern era. The name he published under in English was 'Fung ...

, philosopher, historian and writer (b.

) *December 14 —

Zhang Qun Zhang Qun; also known as Zhang Yuejun (張岳軍) (May 9, 1889 – December 14, 1990) was a Chinese politician and premier of the Republic of China and a prominent member of the Kuomintang. He served as secretary general to the President of the ...

, Nationalist politician (b.

1889 Events January * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...

) *December 15 —

Chen Zhifang Chen Zhifang (; 1906 – December 15, 1990) was a Chinese diplomat. He was Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Syria (1956–1958), Iraq (1958–1960), Uganda (1964–1970), Switzerland (1970–1975) and Vietnam (1977–1978). He was a ...

, diplomat (b.

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

)

References

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