Tuesday 28 August 1990
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Katie Findlay and Rebecca Fox.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to If Wishes Came True by Sweet Sensation.
In UK Turtle Power by Partners In Kryme was in the top 5 hits.
The Witches, directed by Nicolas Roeg, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1990
while The Burden Of Proof by Scott Turow was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Haywire.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy or Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[1].
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Many Christian churches: feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
- Hong Kong: Liberation Day (1945)
Famous Birthdays:
- Katie Findlay: TV Actress.
- Rebecca Fox: Model.
- Eduardo Manon: YouNow Star.
- Bojan Krkić: Spanish footballer.
- Jane Randall: American model.
Famous Deaths:
- Willy Vandersteen: Flemish cartoonist (Suske & Wiske).
Facts:
- Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov
- Force 5 tornado strikes the towns of Plainfield, Crest Hill, and Joliet, in Illinois, killing 29 people. Strongest tornado to date to strike the Chicago metropolitan area.
- Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
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Music Charts
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1990?
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: War in the Gulf? -- Aug. 27, 1990
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9240
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.28
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Burden of Proof
Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent, faces an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched.
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The Plains of Passage
Jean M. Auel’s enthralling Earth’s Children® series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M.
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Four Past Midnight
The #1 New York Times bestseller—four chilling novellas from Stephen King that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post).One Past Midnight: “The Langoliers” takes a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston into a most unfriendly sky.
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Memories of Midnight
In THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, they played the ultimate game of love, lust, and death.Now, in MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT, the survivors meet to play one last time...Shadowed
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