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1988 - In the Nepal-India border region, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. 721 people killed, 6,553 injured and 64,470 buildings damaged in eastern Nepal. At least 277 people killed, thousands injured and extensive damage in northern Bihar, India. Felt in large parts of northern India from Delhi to the Burma border and in much of Bangladesh.

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1988 - Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman's record (12.21).

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1989 - Fifty-one people die when the Marchioness pleasure boat collides with a barge on the River Thames adjacent to Southwark Bridge.

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1989 - In Ethiopia, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs.

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1989 - Death of George Adamson, Indian-born conservationist (assassinated) (born 1906).

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1990 - George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankees owner.

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1990 - Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations (human shields).

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1990 - New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat).

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1991 - Estonia declares independence from the Soviet Union.

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1991 - More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev.

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