The almanac
The 1990 Edition
Limited to about 143 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1990. About 123 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1990
- The Ninja Turtles hit the big screenThe four pizza-loving heroes jumped from comics and cartoons into their first live-action movie.March 30 · Source: The Numbers
- Hubble Space Telescope launchedShuttle Discovery carried the telescope into orbit, starting decades of deep views of the universe.April 24 · Source: NASA
- West Germany won the World CupA late Andreas Brehme penalty beat Argentina 1 to 0 in the final in Rome.July 8 · Source: RSSSF
- The Human Genome Project beganScientists set out to read all 3 billion letters of human DNA.October 1 · Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
- Ice Ice Baby reached No. 1Vanilla Ice took a rap single to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.November 3 · Source: Billboard
- Home Alone opened in theatersMacaulay Culkin defended his house from burglars in the holiday comedy.November 16 · Source: The Numbers
Famous people born in 1990
- Emma WatsonEnglish actress · born April 15
- Jennifer LawrenceAmerican actress and producer · born August 15
- Kristen StewartAmerican actress · born April 9
- Mario BalotelliItalian association football player · born August 12
- Margot RobbieAustralian actress · born July 2
- Toni KroosGerman former football player · born January 4
- David de GeaSpanish association football player · born November 7
- Jordan HendersonEnglish association football player · born June 17
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1990
- Another Day In ParadisePhil Collins · first week at No. 1: January 6, 1990
- How Am I Supposed To Live Without YouMichael Bolton · first week at No. 1: January 20, 1990
- Opposites AttractPaula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) · first week at No. 1: February 10, 1990
- EscapadeJanet Jackson · first week at No. 1: March 3, 1990
- Black VelvetAlannah Myles · first week at No. 1: March 24, 1990
- Love Will Lead You BackTaylor Dayne · first week at No. 1: April 7, 1990
- I'll Be Your EverythingTommy Page · first week at No. 1: April 14, 1990
- Nothing Compares 2 USinead O'Connor · first week at No. 1: April 21, 1990
- VogueMadonna · first week at No. 1: May 19, 1990
- Hold OnWilson Phillips · first week at No. 1: June 9, 1990
- It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman")Roxette · first week at No. 1: June 16, 1990
- Step By StepNew Kids On The Block · first week at No. 1: June 30, 1990
- She Ain't Worth ItGlenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown · first week at No. 1: July 21, 1990
- Vision Of LoveMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: August 4, 1990
- If Wishes Came TrueSweet Sensation · first week at No. 1: September 1, 1990
- Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")Jon Bon Jovi · first week at No. 1: September 8, 1990
- Release MeWilson Phillips · first week at No. 1: September 15, 1990
- (Can't Live Without Your) Love And AffectionNelson · first week at No. 1: September 29, 1990
- Close To YouMaxi Priest · first week at No. 1: October 6, 1990
- Praying For TimeGeorge Michael · first week at No. 1: October 13, 1990
- I Don't Have The HeartJames Ingram · first week at No. 1: October 20, 1990
- Black CatJanet Jackson · first week at No. 1: October 27, 1990
- Ice Ice BabyVanilla Ice · first week at No. 1: November 3, 1990
- Love Takes TimeMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: November 10, 1990
- I'm Your Baby TonightWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: December 1, 1990
- Because I Love You (The Postman Song)Stevie B · first week at No. 1: December 8, 1990
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1990. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1990
- Older than the WebTim Berners-Lee first announced the World Wide Web software publicly, on an Internet newsgroup on August 6, 1991.
- Older than the text messageThe first text message (SMS) was sent: "Merry Christmas" on December 3, 1992.
- Older than FriendsFriends premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994.
- Older than the PlayStationSony's PlayStation console went on sale in Japan (US launch: September 9, 1995) on December 3, 1994.
- Younger than The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered as a TV series on Fox on December 17, 1989.
- Younger than The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show began airing nationally in the US on September 8, 1986.
- Younger than WindowsMicrosoft shipped the first retail version of Windows on November 20, 1985.