For information about 1990 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1990.
Events[]
January[]
- 1 January – TNG: "The Defector" airs.
- 5 January – Bart La Rue dies.
- 7 January –
- Davide Mastrolonardo is born.
- Frank McKane dies.
- 8 January –
- Larry Robb dies.
- TNG: "The Hunted" airs.
- 10 January – Nico Woulard is born.
- 18 January – Paul Fennell dies.
- 19 January – The music recording session for TNG: "Deja Q" was held between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage.
- 26 January – Daniel Asa Henson is born.
- 29 January – TNG: "The High Ground" airs and Jessica D. Stone is born.
- Pocket TNG #10: A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David is published by Pocket Books.
February[]
- 1 February –
- Keaton Kramer is born.
- Pocket TOS #48: Rules of Engagement by Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.
- 5 February – TNG: "Deja Q" airs.
- 12 February –
- TNG: "A Matter of Perspective" airs.
- Katherine Barrell is born.
- 13 February – Ken Lynch dies.
- 19 February – TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise" airs. Denise Crosby makes her first guest appearance on TNG since her departure in 1988.
- 28 February – Makambe Simamba is born.
March[]
- 1 March – Graham Parkhurst is born.
- 2 March – Izad Etemadi is born.
- 3 March – Andrea Gallo is born.
- 12 March – TNG: "The Offspring" airs.
- 19 March – TNG: "Sins of The Father" airs.
- 26 March –
- TNG: "Allegiance" airs.
- Myles Dobson is born.
- 27 March – Steinar Thors is born.
- 30 March – Chelsea Harris is born.
- Pocket TNG Metamorphosis by Jean Lorrah is published by Pocket Books.
April[]
- 2 April –
- 4 April – Heather Antos is born.
- 16 April – Molly Berman is born.
- 17 April – Sol Rodriguez is born.
- 23 April – TNG: "Tin Man" airs.
- 30 April – TNG: "Hollow Pursuits" airs, the first to feature Dwight Schultz as TNG and later VOY recurring character Reginald Barclay.
- Pocket TOS #49: The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes is published by Pocket Books.
May[]
- 2 May – David Rappaport dies.
- 7 May –
- TNG: "The Most Toys" airs.
- UK VHS releases: TOS volume 25, TNG volume 2.
- 10 May – Susan Oliver dies.
- 14 May – TNG: "Sarek" airs. Mark Lenard guests as Ambassador Sarek, the first major crossover appearance of an original series character.
- 18 May – Jill Ireland dies.
- 21 May – Franklyn Seales dies.
- 25 May – Victor Tayback dies.
- 28 May – TNG: "Ménage à Troi" airs.
- 29 May – Chris Cortez is born.
- Pocket TNG #11: Gulliver's Fugitives by Keith Sharee is published by Pocket Books.
June[]
- 1 June – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier premieres in Portugal.
- 4 June –
- TNG: "Transfigurations" airs.
- UK VHS release: TOS volume 26.
- 13 June – Kurt Barretto is born.
- 18 June –
- TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds" airs and is the first cliffhanger of the series. Jean-Luc Picard is assimilated by the Borg and becomes Locutus of Borg, fueling rumors that Patrick Stewart may be leaving the series.
- Bob Carlson dies.
- 19 June – Fred Grable and Joseph Mullendore die.
- 25 June – Clayton Scott is born.
- Pocket TOS #50: Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane is published by Pocket Books.
July[]
- 2 July – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 27, "The Cage" All Colour Collectors Edition, TNG volume 3.
- 17 July – George Waiss dies.
- 19 July – 27 July: Seven days shooting the episode "Suddenly Human".
- Production begins on TNG Season 4.
- Pocket TNG #12: Doomsday World by Carmen Carter, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger is published by Pocket Books.
August[]
- 6 August – UK VHS releases: TOS volume 28, TNG volume 4.
- 9 August – Maya Eshet and Adelaide Kane are born.
- 15 August – Wes Dawn dies.
- 17 August – Tara Macken is born.
- 24 August – Diandra Pendleton-Thompson is born.
- Unknown – Kimon Beazlie dies.
September[]
- 3 September – UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 29, 30 and 31 (ending season 2 and beginning season 3 releases), TNG volume 5.
- 13 September – Steven Craig dies.
- 24 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation enters its fourth season, resolving the Borg story with "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". Picard is rescued and Stewart remains a member of the TNG cast.
- 26 September –
- Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres in the UK on the BBC.
- Brooke McCroskey is born.
- Pocket TOS Prime Directive by Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens is published by Pocket Books.
- Pocket TNG #13: The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin is published by Pocket Books.
October[]
- 1 October –
- 4 October – Rachel Sellan is born.
- 8 October – TNG: "Brothers" airs.
- 15 October – TNG: "Suddenly Human" airs.
- 21 October – Kareem Stroud and Matt Yanagiya are born.
- 22 October – TNG: "Remember Me" airs.
- 29 October – TNG: "Legacy" airs.
- 30 October – Tom Steele dies.
- Pocket TOS #51: Enemy Unseen by V.E. Mitchell is published by Pocket Books.
November[]
- 1 November – Jake Foy is born.
- 2 November – Warren Scherer is born.
- 5 November –
- Paula Andrea Placido is born.
- TNG: "Reunion" airs.
- UK VHS release: TNG volume 7.
- 9 November – Shawna Engert is born.
- 10 November – Kriss Didriks is born.
- 12 November – TNG: "Future Imperfect" airs.
- 14 November – Sol Kaplan dies.
- 19 November – Wil Wheaton's final episode as a regular TNG cast member, "Final Mission", airs.
- 22 November – 30 November – Seven days of filming on TNG: "Clues".
- 26 November – Sara Mitich is born.
- 30 November – First day of filming on TNG: "First Contact".
- Pocket TNG #14: Exiles by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.
December[]
- 3 December – 11 December – Seven days of filming on TNG: "First Contact".
- 7 December – Second unit and insert shots for the episodes TNG: "Data's Day", TNG: "The Wounded", and TNG: "Devil's Due" were filmed on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.
- 13 December – 21 December – Seven days of filming on TNG: "Galaxy's Child". The production then went on holiday.
- 14 December – Dylan Bocanegra is born.
- 17 December – Jared Broddle and Ashley Edner are born.
- 29 December – Ayushi Chhabra is born.
- 31 December – TNG: "The Loss" airs.
- Pocket TOS #52: Home Is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls is published by Pocket Books.
Unknown month[]
- Jake Sakson and Jennifer Murray are born.