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.

Individuals that started at Hogwarts
Gryffindor


 * Katie Bell
 * Cormac McClaggen

Ravenclaw


 * Kenjiro Liu
 * Marcus Belby
 * Eddie Carmichael
 * Cho Chang
 * Marietta Edgecombe

Slytherin


 * Andreas Park
 * Kotaro Liu
 * Vega Lestrange

Deaths

 * Pollux Black
 * Between 13 February, 1990, and 12 February, 1991: Pandora Lovegood