What happened on Thursday June 21, 1990?

About June 21st, 1990, in brief:

  • Historical events: During a historic visit to the United States, Nelson Mandela attended a rally at Yankee Stadium, symbolically donning a New York Yankees baseball cap and proclaiming 'I am a Yankee!' This moment represented his growing international popularity and the global support for his anti-apartheid movement.
  • Day of the week: June 21st, 1990 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: It Must Have Been Love by Roxette
  • #1 UK song: World In Motion by Englandneworder
  • Popular movie: Days of Thunder directed by Tony Scott

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June 21, 1990: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on June 21, 1990:

  • Nelson Mandela's Yankee Stadium Rally During a historic visit to the United States, Nelson Mandela attended a rally at Yankee Stadium, symbolically donning a New York Yankees baseball cap and proclaiming 'I am a Yankee!' This moment represented his growing international popularity and the global support for his anti-apartheid movement.
  • German Parliaments Recognize Oder-Neisse Border In a significant post-Cold War development, the parliaments of West and East Germany officially recognized the Oder-Neisse line as their mutual border, marking an important step in German reunification and European territorial reconciliation.
  • Devastating Iran Earthquake A catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Iran, causing massive destruction with hundreds of aftershocks. The disaster resulted in approximately 50,000 fatalities, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes of the year.
  • US House Votes on Flag Burning Amendment The US House of Representatives voted 254-177 to propose a constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning, though the measure ultimately failed to pass in the Senate. This reflected ongoing national debates about free speech and patriotic symbolism.
  • Little Richard Honored on Walk of Fame Rock and roll legend Little Richard was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, recognizing his immense contribution to music and popular culture.

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June 21, 1990: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was June 21, 1990?


June 21, 1990 was a Thursday and it was the 172nd day of the year 1990 in the Gregorian calendar.

June 21, 1990 can also be written as 6/21/1990 in the US and as 21/6/1990 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on June 21, 1990?


Famous people born on June 21, 1990:

  • Ricardas Berankis
  • Estefanía Banini
  • Maksym Bilyj
  • Duşan Çantekin
  • Go Sung-hee
  • JaMychal Green
  • Miriam Gössner
  • Chad Ho
  • Sandra Perković
  • Cheick Soumaoro
  • Kasumi Suzuki
  • Goran Tomašević
  • Marc Trasolini
  • Scott Wood
  • Paweł Zatorski
  • Zhao Shuang
  • Jakob Johansson
  • Alex Oriakhi
  • Michael Snaer

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June 21, 1990: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on June 21, 1990:

  • June Christy

    Renowned American jazz singer of the cool jazz era, known for her distinctive vocal style and collaborations with Stan Kenton's orchestra.

  • Luisa Aiani

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June 21, 1990: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on June 21, 1990 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week June 18th and June 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

June 21, 1990: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on June 21, 1990 was It Must Have Been Love by Roxette, according to the music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

  1. - It Must Have Been Love youtube
  2. - Step By Step youtube
  3. - Poison youtube
  4. - Hold On youtube
  5. - Do You Remember? youtube

June 21, 1990: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on June 21, 1990 was World In Motion by Englandneworder, according to the music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

  1. - World In Motion youtube
  2. - Killer youtube
  3. - Sacrifice / Healing Hands youtube
  4. - Dirty Cash youtube
  5. - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) youtube

June 21, 1990: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on June 21, 1990 was U Can't Touch This by M.C. Hammer, according to the music chart for the week June 18th and June 24th.

  1. - U Can't Touch This
  2. - Why You Get Funky On Me (From "House Party")
  3. - All I Do Is Think Of You
  4. - Good Love
  5. - Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)
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June 21, 1990: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for June 21st is Cancer.

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June 21, 1990: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for June 21, 1990 is Horse and the associated element is Metal.

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June 21, 1990: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on June 21, 1990 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on June 21, 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 June 21, 1990 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 03:45 am and setting at 08:52 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jun 08, 1990 while the next full moon would come on Jul 08, 1990.

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How old is someone born on June 21, 1990?


Someone born on June 21, 1990 is:

34 years 10 months old,

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or 12745 days old,

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