| Years in Croatia: | 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
Events from the year 1990 in Croatia.
Incumbents
Events
- January 1 — A new convertible Yugoslav dinar is introduced to combat inflation, at an exchange rate of 10,000 old dinars for 1 new convertible dinar.
- February 14 — The Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (SR Croatia) adopts constitutional amendments 54 to 63, paving the way for free and democratic elections.
- April 22–May 7 — First democratic election.
- May 5 — 1990 Eurovision Song Contest hosted in Zagreb's Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall.
- May 13 — Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade riot occurred at Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb.
- July 26 — Croatian national news service HINA founded.
- August 1 — SAO Krajina proclaimed autonomy.
- August 17 — Log Revolution.
- September 7 — Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit founded.
- October 10 — National postal service Hrvatska pošta (Croatian Post) established.
- December 21 — The flag of Croatia, designed by Miroslav Šutej, adopted.
- December 22 — The new Constitution of Croatia adopted.
Arts and literature
- Brethren of the Croatian Dragon reestablished after being banned by the Communist government in 1946.
Sport
- Croatia played the United States on October 28 in the country's first international football match.
- Jugoplastika Split became Euroleague champion.
- Croatia Open Umag tennis tournament was held for the first time.
- European Championships in Athletics was held in Split.
Births
- June 21 — Sandra Perković, discus thrower
- June 30 — Sandro Sukno, water polo player
- August 17 — Ivan Šarić, chess player
- November 14 — Tereza Mrdeža, Croatian tennis player
Deaths
- February 4 — Toma Bebić, singer-songwriter (b. 1935))
- February 24 — Jure Kaštelan, poet (b. 1919)
- June 7 — Petar Šegvić, rower (b. 1930)
- July 31 — Lovro Radonić, water polo player and butterfly swimmer (b. 1928)
- August 10 — Joško Vidošević, footballer (b. 1935)
- September 12 — Ivo Kurtini, water polo player (b. 1922)
- September 24 — Zlata Kolarić-Kišur, writer (b. 1894)
- September 25 — Vjekoslav Vrančić, Ustase official (b. 1904)
- October 4 — Matija Skurjeni, painter (b. 1898)
- November 30 — Ivan Medarić, footballer (b. 1912)
References
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