1990

Cornelius Fudge, who became Minister for Magic during this year

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.
• 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 Black
• Between 13 February 1990 and 12 February 1991: Pandora Lovegood
• 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.
• 11 June: Paapa Essiedu, actor for Severus Snape in the Harry Potter television series, is born.
• 1 July: Rob Gunn, who played an extra in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is born.
• 12 July: Ekow Quartey, who played Bem in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is born.
• 2 September Sarah Harrison, who played a Ravenclaw student, is born.
• 6 October: Actress Scarlett Byrne, who played Pansy Parkinson in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.

External links

• 1990 on Wikipedia

See also

• Dating conventions