Timeline Saturday 20 January 1990

Events on Saturday 20 January 1990 2

• 1907 – 1990 Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) Died 20 January 1990, aged 82 Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress known for films including "Double Indemnity" and "The Lady Eve" and the television series "The Big Valley." She was one of the most versatile leading actresses of Hollywood's golden age. She died in Santa Monica, California, on 20 January 1990.
• 1990 Soviet troops crack down in Baku "Black January" killings in Azerbaijan Soviet military forces entered Baku on the night of 19-20 January 1990 to suppress the Azerbaijani independence movement, killing well over a hundred civilians. The crackdown, remembered as Black January, deepened Azerbaijani opposition to Soviet rule. It hardened the push toward Azerbaijani independence the following year.