What happened on Friday January 05, 1990?

About January 5th, 1990, in brief:

  • Historical events: Phil Collins' socially conscious hit 'Another Day in Paradise' topped the US music charts, highlighting themes of homelessness and social inequality.
  • Day of the week: January 5th, 1990 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins
  • #1 UK song: Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
  • Popular movie: Francesco directed by Liliana Cavani

More about January 5th, 1990? See below for more news and curiosities on January 5th, 1990.

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January 05, 1990: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 05, 1990:

  • US Billboard #1 Hit: Another Day in Paradise Phil Collins' socially conscious hit 'Another Day in Paradise' topped the US music charts, highlighting themes of homelessness and social inequality.
  • UK Music Chart Topper: Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice's breakthrough hit 'Ice Ice Baby' reached the number one position on the UK music charts, marking a significant moment in late 1980s/early 1990s pop culture.
  • J Donald Crump Appointed CFL Commissioner J Donald Crump was officially appointed as the 8th Commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL), taking leadership of the prominent professional football organization in Canada.

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January 05, 1990: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 05, 1990?


January 05, 1990 was a Friday and it was the 5th day of the year 1990 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 05, 1990 can also be written as 1/5/1990 in the US and as 5/1/1990 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on January 05, 1990?


Famous people born on January 05, 1990:

  • Yoseob

    South Korean pop singer known as a member of the K-pop group Beast (B2ST), a popular idol group in the Korean music scene.

  • Ralph Sampson

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January 05, 1990: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 05, 1990:

  • Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy

    American actor known for notable roles in films like 'Fantastic Voyage' and TV series 'Peyton Place', with a significant career in Hollywood...

  • Lola Iturbe
  • Genrich Sidorenkov

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January 05, 1990: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 05, 1990 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 1st and January 7th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 05, 1990: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 05, 1990 was Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins, according to the music chart for the week January 1st and January 7th.

  1. - Another Day In Paradise youtube
  2. - Rhythm Nation youtube
  3. - Don't Know Much youtube
  4. - Pump Up The Jam youtube
  5. - With Every Beat Of My Heart youtube

January 05, 1990: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 05, 1990 was Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice, according to the music chart for the week January 1st and January 7th.

  1. - Ice Ice Baby youtube
  2. - Hangin' Tough youtube
  3. - When You Come Back To Me youtube
  4. - Saviour's Day youtube
  5. - Tears On My Pillow youtube

January 05, 1990: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 05, 1990 was Tender Lover by Babyface, according to the music chart for the week January 1st and January 7th.

  1. - Tender Lover
  2. - Rhythm Nation youtube
  3. - I'll Be Good To You
  4. - Let's Get It On
  5. - All Of My Love
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January 05, 1990: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 5th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 05, 1990: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 05, 1990 is Horse and the associated element is Metal.

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January 05, 1990: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 05, 1990 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 05, 1990 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 05, 1990 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 70% full, rising at 11:46 am and setting at 02:30 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 12, 1989 while the next full moon would come on Jan 11, 1990.

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How old is someone born on January 05, 1990?


Someone born on January 05, 1990 is:

35 years 4 months old,

or 424 months and 9 days old,

or 1844 weeks and 5 days old,

or 12913 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 05, 1990?

There are 236 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday January 5th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 05, 1990?

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