1990

The following events occurred in the year **1990:**

## Events

* **7 January:** Altair Black turns ten years old.
* **9 January:** Aquila Black, Altair Black, and Draco Malfoy are present at the funeral of Abraxas Malfoy.
* **6 February:** Maisie Cattermole turns nine years old.
* **1 March:** Ronald Weasley turns ten years old.
* **14 March:** Ophelia Brown turns nine years old.
* **17 March:** Elizabeth “Ellie” Cattermole is born to Mary Cattermole and Reginald Cattermole in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
* **23 June:** Dudley Dursley's tenth birthday party takes place: 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.
* **31 July:** Harry Potter turns ten years old.
* **11 August:** Ginny Weasley turns nine years old.
* **26 August:** The 421st Quidditch World Cup is held in Alberta, Canada. The Brown sisters were reportedly in attendance. After a five-day-long final, Canada defeats Scotland.
* **14 September:** Cornelius Fudge becomes Minister for Magic.
* **19 September:** Hermione Granger turns eleven years old.
* **5 October:** Pollux Black, grandfather of Aquila and Altair Black and great-grandfather of Draco Malfoy, dies aged 88. A large tribute is published in the *Daily Prophet*.
* **15 October:** The funeral of Pollux Black is held in Cornwall. Members of the Black family are in attendance.
* **27 October:** Pandora Lovegood (née Moon), mother of Luna Lovegood, tragically dies after a spell that she was working on backfires. She leaves behind her husband, Xenophilius, and her young daughter.
* **4 November:** Aquila Black turns ten years old.

## Hogwarts

### Individuals who Graduated from Hogwarts:

The following individuals left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after having completed their final year of schooling in June of 1990.

* Brennan Doyle
* Shannon Kelly
* Donaghan Tremlett

### Individuals that Started at Hogwarts:

The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1990.

* Katherine Bell (Gryffindor)
* Melinda Bobbin (Ravenclaw)
* Cho Chang (Ravenclaw)
* Robert Chambers (Ravenclaw)
* Marietta Edgecombe (Ravenclaw)
* Arthur Hargrave (Ravenclaw)
* Duncan Inglebee (Ravenclaw)
* Leanne Kelly (Hufflepuff)
* Holly Marbury (Gryffindor)
* Cormac McLaggen (Gryffindor)
* Jeffery Merrick (Hufflepuff)
* Rionach O'Neal (Gryffindor)
* Alannis Shepley (Ravenclaw)
* Simon Wilkinson (Gryffindor)

## News

* **5 October:** Pollux Black, widow of the late Irma Black née Crabbe, died in his house in Castle Gate, Cornwall. He was 88 years old. He is survived by a son, Cygnus Black IV, and a daughter, Walburga Black, wife of Orion Black, Heir to the House of Black, as well as five grandchildren.

## Births

* **17 March:** Elizabeth "Ellie" Cattermole was born to Mary Elizabeth Cattermole and Reginald Cattermole in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

## Deaths

* **28 January:** Nora O'Flaherty I, the widow of the late Tobias O'Flaherty, died on this day aged 59 in Liverpool. She is survived by a son, Martin O'Flaherty, a daughter, Dorothea Brown, and five grandchildren, including Nora, Maxine, Kevin, Lavender, and Ophelia.
* **30 March:** Ogden Rutter, two-time Quidditch star of England's National Team, died on this day at the age of 86 in Kensington, London.
* **18 April:** Basil Hargrave died on this day aged 79 in Truro, Cornwall, England.
* **5 October:** Pollux Black, widow of the late Irma Black née Crabbe, died in his house in Castle Gate, Cornwall, aged 88 years.
* **11 October:** Evelyn Abbott (née Chapman) died on this day aged 64 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
* **27 October:** Pandora Lovegood (née Moon) died on this day aged 34 in Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon.
* **28 December:** Ida Marchbanks (née Vane) died on this day aged 68 in Witheridge, Devon, England.