For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1990.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Unknown

Events Edit

January Edit

• 1 January - TNG: "The Defector" airs.
• 5 January - Bart LaRue dies.
• 8 January - TNG: "The Hunted" airs.
• 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 Edit

• 5 February - TNG: "Deja Q" airs.
• 12 February - TNG: "A Matter of Perspective" airs.
• 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.
• Pocket TOS #48: Rules of Engagement by Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.

March Edit

• 12 March - TNG: "The Offspring" airs.
• 19 March - TNG: "Sins of the Father" airs.
• 26 March - TNG: "Allegiance" airs.
• Pocket TNG Metamorphosis by Jean Lorrah is published by Pocket Books.

April Edit

• 2 April - TNG: "Captain's Holiday" airs.
  • UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 22, 23 and 24, TNG volume 1.
• 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 Edit

• 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 - Vic Tayback dies.
• 28 May - TNG: "Ménage à Troi" airs.
• Pocket TNG #11: Gulliver's Fugitives by Keith Sharee is published by Pocket Books.

June Edit

• 4 June - TNG: "Transfigurations" airs.
  • UK VHS release: TOS volume 26.
• 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.
• 19 June - Joseph Mullendore dies.
• Pocket TOS #50: Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane is published by Pocket Books.

July Edit

• 2 July - UK VHS releases: TOS volume 27, "The Cage" All Colour Collectors Edition, TNG volume 3.
• 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 Edit

• 6 August - UK VHS releases: TOS volume 28, TNG volume 4.
• 21 August - Wes Dawn dies.

September Edit

• 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.
• 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 Edit

• 1 October - TNG: "Family" airs.
  • UK VHS releases: TOS volumes 32 and 33, TNG volume 6.
• 8 October - TNG: "Brothers" airs.
• 15 October - TNG: "Suddenly Human" airs.
• 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 Edit

• 5 November - TNG: "Reunion" airs.
  • UK VHS release: TNG volume 7.
• 12 November - TNG: "Future Imperfect" airs.
• 14 November - Sol Kaplan dies.
• 19 November - Wil Wheaton's final episode as a regular TNG castmember, "Final Mission", airs.
• 22 November - 30 November - Seven days of filming on TNG: "Clues".
• 30 November - First day of filming on TNG: "First Contact".
• Pocket TNG #14: Exiles by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.

December Edit

• 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.
• 17 December - Ashley Edner is born.
• 31 December - TNG: "The Loss" airs.
• Pocket TOS #52: Home Is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls is published by Pocket Books.

UnknownEdit

• Jake Sakson is born.

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