March 1990 calendar

Events

• 01 Mar 1990 Benin nullifies its constitution.
• 02 Mar 1990 Greyhound Bus workers go on strike.
• 03 Mar 1990 Carole Gist, 20, (Michigan 1st black), crowned 39th Miss USA
• 04 Mar 1990 20th Easter Seal Telethon
• 05 Mar 1990 Gloria Carter Spann, President Carter's sister, dies at age 63 from cancer.
• 06 Mar 1990 American SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17.
• 07 Mar 1990 Three passengers killed and 162 injured as subway train derails in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 08 Mar 1990 New York City's Zodiac killer shoots first victim, Mario Orosco.
• 09 Mar 1990 Dr Antonia Novello sworn-in as 1st hispanic / female US surgeon general
• 10 Mar 1990 4th American Comedy Awards: When Harry Met Sally.
• 11 Mar 1990 Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International.
• 12 Mar 1990 Cold War: Soviet soldiers begin leaving Hungary under terms of an agreement to withdraw all Soviet troops by June 1.
• 13 Mar 1990 Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada.
• 14 Mar 1990 Mikhail S Gorbachev becomes President of the Soviet Congress
• 15 Mar 1990 Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies in Los Angeles at age 70.
• 17 Mar 1990 PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak.
• 18 Mar 1990 1st free elections in East Germany, Conservatives beat Communists
• 19 Mar 1990 The ethnic clashes of Targu Mures begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas.
• 20 Mar 1990 Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident
• 21 Mar 1990 Normal Life starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV
• 22 Mar 1990 Grapes of Wrath opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
• 23 Mar 1990 Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill.
• 24 Mar 1990 Tom Hunter swims world record 50-metre freestyle (21.81 seconds).
• 25 Mar 1990 Lettice & Lovage opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 284 performances
• 26 Mar 1990 62nd Academy Awards: Driving Miss Daisy, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Tandy win.
• 27 Mar 1990 Bus accidentally touches high voltage wire in Karagpur, India; 21 die.
• 28 Mar 1990 U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
• 29 Mar 1990 New York City's Zodiac killer shoots second victim, Germaine Montenesdro.
• 30 Mar 1990 Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament.
• 31 Mar 1990 Carol & Company starring Carol Burnette premieres on NBC-TV

Famous Birthday

• Princess Eugenie of York
• Hozier (musician)
• Xiumin (Exo-M)
• Zoe Sugg

  YouTube Star.

• Keisha Castle-Hughes

  Movie Actress.

• Kimbra

  Pop Singer.

• Petra Kvitová

  Czech tennis player.

• Bang Yong-guk

  Rapper.

• YG (rapper)
• Natalia Sánchez (actress)
• Carly Chaikin
• Andrea Bowen

  American actress.

• Kiowa Gordon

  Movie Actor.

• Patricia Rodríguez
• Siobhan Magnus

  American singer who rose to public prominence on "American Idol" in 2010.

• Alyssa Campanella
• Lee Gi-kwang

  Pop Singer.

• Esti Ginzburg
• Lisa Mitchell

  English-Australian singer-songwriter.

• Ki-hong Lee
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Famous Deaths

• Lev Yashin

  Soviet footballer (Born 1929).

• Alice Sapritch

  actress (European Vacation), dies.

• Rick Grech

  British rock bassist (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at age 44 (born 1946).

• John Dexter

  English stage and film director (Born 1925).

• Lillian "Miss" Miller

  audience member (Merv Griffin, The Tonight Show), dies.

• Wallace Breem

  British author (Born 1926).

• Robin Harris

  American actor and comedian (Born 1953).

• Claude Spaak

  Belgian dramatist, dies.

• Frans Goedhart

  Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at age 86.

• Bruno Bettelhelm

  Austrian/American child psychoanalyst, commits suicide at age 86 in Silver Spring, Maryland (born 1903).

• Jannetje Visser-Roosendaal

  Dutch writer, dies at age 90.

• Jev Jasjin (Lev Yashin)

  Russian soccer goalie, dies at age 60 (born 1929).

• Roy "Halston" Frowick

  fashion designer, dies of AIDS at age 68.

• Harry Worthington

  American track and field athlete (Born 1891).

• Dean Horrix

  English footballer (Born 1961).

• Max Neuhaus

  Composer, dies at 50.

• Ric Grech British bass player (Blind Faith

  Traffic) (Born 1946).

• Capucine

  French fashion model and actress best known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat? (1965).

• Rene Enriquez

  Hispanic-American actor on the top TV series "Hill Street Blues.

• Andrew Wood

  American singer-songwriter (Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun) (d. 1990).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Janet Jackson - Escapade
2. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
3. Roxette - Dangerous
4. Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back
5. Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Beats International featuring Lindy Layton - Dub Be Good To Me
2. Madonna - Vogue
3. Various Artists - The Brits 1990
4. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
5. Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You