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Friday March 16, 1990
US date format: 3/16/1990, UK date format: 16/3/1990
It was Friday, under the sign of Pisces (see birth chart on March 16, 1990). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Madison Riley .
In that special week of March people in US were listening to Escapade by Janet Jackson.
In UK Dub Be Good To Me by Beats International featuring Lindy Layton was in the top 5 hits.
Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1990
while Devices And Desires by P. D. James was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Aerolina.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants or Boxy Boy.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Pretty Woman
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo
Country: United States of America
A Shock to the System
Directed by: Jan Egleson
Starring: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz
The Ambulance
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Starring: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons
Black Snow
Directed by: Frank Patterson
Starring: Jane Badler, Peter Sherayko, Julia Montgomery, Randy Brooks
Lord of the Flies
Directed by: Harry Hook
Starring: Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of March 16, 1990?
- St. Urho's Day - the fictional patron saint of Finnish immigrants to the US, created by Richard Mattson in 1956
- Latvia - The controversial Latvia Legions are celebrated in Latvia, where about 140,000 men joined the Waffen SS National Legions during World War II, trying to defend Latvia. Since February 23, 2000, this day is no longer an official celebration day.
- Saint Heribert of Cologne (died 1021)
- Saint Eusebia (+680)
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Holidays
- Madison Riley: Movie Actress.
Famous Birthday
- Ernst Bacon: American pianist composer and conductor...
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of March 16, 1990?
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Janet Jackson - Escapade
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Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
- The B-52's - Roam
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Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back
- Bad English - Price Of Love
- Billy Joel - I Go To Extremes
- Michel'le - No More Lies
- Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down
- Biz Markie - Just A Friend
- D Mob - C'mon And Get My Love
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Beats International featuring Lindy Layton - Dub Be Good To Me
- The Brits 1990 - Various Artists
- Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
- Love Shack - The B-52s
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Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Quincy Jones - The Secret Garden
- Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
- Miki Howard - Love Under New Management
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Janet Jackson - Escapade
- Heritage - Earth, Wind & Fire (Featuring The Boys)
- Alyson Williams - I Need Your Lovin'
- Where Do We Go From Here - Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill
- Troop - Spread My Wings
- Stephanie Mills - Comfort Of A Man
- Luther Vandross - Treat You Right
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Aerolina
Flashback
Directed by: Franco Amurri
Hotel Paradies
The Simpsons
Written by: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Country: United States of America
Mr. Bean
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in March 1990?
- LIFE: Nadia Comaneci
- Time: Gorbachev's Empire
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9215
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.5
- RollingStone: B52s
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Devices And Desires
By: P. D. James
National Bestseller Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions,
The Dark Half
By: Stephen King
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic “wondrously frightening” (Publishers Weekly) #1 New York Times bestseller about a writer’s horrific and haunting pseudonym.“I’m back...I’m back from the dead and you don’t seem glad to see me at all, you ungrateful …
Any Woman'S Blues
By: Erica Jong
With her groundbreaking bestseller Fear of Flying, Erica Jong taught us how to fly. Now, with the New York Times bestseller Any Woman's Blues that sold over 100,000 hardcover copies, she
Head First
By: Norman Cousins
"An eloquent plea for two needed emphases: more humane doctor-patient relations, and greater patient involvement in the struggle with disease."—Melvin
Parting With Illusions
By: Vladimir Pozner
Now in paperback--leading Soviet commentator Vladimir Pozner's bestselling book of personal memoir and political observation. Aside from Gorbachev, Pozner is the most widely known Russian personality in America, and he earns
Videogames
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