1990

The following events occurred in the year 1990.
==Events==
*23 June: Dudley Dursley's tenth birthday. He laughs with his parents and Aunt Marge as Harry Potter accidentally steps on Ripper's paw and is thus chased by the enraged bulldog out into the garden and up a tree. To delight the Dursleys further, Marge refuses to call Ripper off until past midnight.
*Cornelius Fudge becomes Minister for Magic.
*The Twigger 90 is first produced by Flyte and Barker.
*The 421st Quidditch World Cup is held. After a five-day-long final, Canada defeats Scotland. In a post-match interview, Scottish Seeker Hector Lamont famously blames his father, "Stubby" Lamont, for not giving him longer fingers. - Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014 (Archived)
*Jacob's sibling, Merula Snyde, Ben Copper, and Jacob break into the Sunken Vault. They encounter Patricia Rakepick and have a fight outside the Vault.
*Arif Sikander replaces Quirinus Quirrell as the Muggle Studies professor.
*An unidentified Metamorphmagus infiltrates the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters, curses the enchanted windows and steals a Portkey in the form of a sock.
==Individuals that started at Hogwarts==
====Gryffindor====
*Katie Bell
*Cormac McLaggen
====Ravenclaw====
*Marcus Belby
*Eddie Carmichael
*Cho Chang
*Marietta Edgecombe
==Deaths==
*Pollux BlackBlack Family Tapestry
*Between 13 February 1990 and 12 February 1991: Pandora LovegoodIn , Luna says she was nine when her mother died. J.K. Rowling later confirmed that Luna's birthday was February 13th, meaning Pandora died between Luna's 9th and 10th birthday.
*Rowan Khanna
==Behind the scenes==
*1 January: Tom Ackerley, who played a Slytherin student, is born.
*6 January: Will Howes, who played a Hogwarts student, is born.
*13 February: Actor Tom Moorcroft, who played Regulus Black, is born.
*19 February: Luke Newberry, who played Teddy Lupin, is born.
*28 February: Actress Georgina Leonidas, who played Katie Bell, is born.
*15 April: Actress Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, is born.
*1 July: Rob Gunn, who played an extra in , is born.
*12 July: Ekow Quartey, who played Bem in , is born.http://dictionary.sensagent.com/ekow%20quartey/en-en/
*2 September Sarah Harrison, who played a Ravenclaw student, is born.Sarah Harrison on IMDb
*6 October: Actress Scarlett Byrne, who played Pansy Parkinson in , is born.
==External links==
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==See also==
*Dating conventions
==Notes and references==
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