May 1990 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1990 Prelude to a Kiss opens at Helen Hayes Theater, New York City
• 02 May 1990 Some Americans Abroad opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances
• 04 May 1990 Angela Bowie reveals that ex husband David slept with Mick Jagger
• 05 May 1990 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren.
• 06 May 1990 Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in SC
• 08 May 1990 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway.
• 09 May 1990 New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
• 10 May 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
• 11 May 1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to California Angels for Mike Witt.
• 12 May 1990 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay
• 13 May 1990 Change in the Heir closes at Edison Theater NYC after 16 performances
• 14 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,821.53
• 15 May 1990 Cemetery Club opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 56 performances
• 16 May 1990 Juventus wins 19th UEFA Cup in Avellino.
• 17 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,831.71
• 18 May 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
• 19 May 1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC
• 20 May 1990 Truly Blessed closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performances
• 21 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,844.68
• 22 May 1990 Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
• 23 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,856.26
• 24 May 1990 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game
• 27 May 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs; Arie Luyendyk wins with an average speed of 185.981 mph.
• 28 May 1990 Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV
• 29 May 1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56
• 30 May 1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
• 31 May 1990 Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles

Famous Birthday

• Im Yoona

  Pop Singer.

• Chris Colfer

  American actor.

• Thomas Sangster

  English actor.

• Caitlin Stasey

  TV Actress.

• Kay Panabaker

  American actress.

• Sasha Spielberg

  American noted family, the daughter of actress Kate Capshaw and her companion, director Steven Spielberg.

• Karmen Pedaru

  Model.

• Leven Rambin

  American actress.

• Brian Chaplin (Locnville)
• Paul George (basketball)
• Florent Amodio

  French-born Brazilian figure ice skater, adopted by Yves and Nadia Amodio when he was 1 month old.

• Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff
• Thibaut Pinot

  French road cyclist racer, born to Régis, mayor of Mélisey (village).

• Flora Gueï
• Leningrad (Russia)
• Jonathan Eysseric
• Clémence Calvin
• Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
• Andrew Chaplin (Locnville)
• Lee Jong-hyun

  South Korean singer-songwriter guitarist and actor (CNBLUE).

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Famous Deaths

• Jim Henson

  American puppeteer, producer, director, writer and performing genius.

• Jill Ireland

  British actress, playing in lead parts since the '50s.

• Sammy Davis Jr

  American entertainer (Golden Boy), dies from throat cancer at age 64 (born 1925).

• Susan Oliver

  American actress, one of the most familiar faces seen on TV, appearing in hundreds of series episodes from the mid-'50s to mid-'70s.

• Luigi Nono

  Italian composer (Born 1924).

• Joseph Hardy

  Actor / director (Tree Grows in Brooklyn), dies at 71.

• Sunset Carson

  Cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62.

• Max Wall

  Actor (Jabberwocky).

• Chen Kenmin

  Japanese chef (Born 1912).

• Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev

  Russian cosmonaut, dies at age 49.

• Pimen [Sergei Irzyekov]

  patriarch of Russian-orthodox church, dies at age 79.

• Venedikt Jerofejev

  Russian writer, dies.

• Mary Victor Bruce

  who flew around the Empire State Building in 1930, dies.

• Moelvi Mohammed Farouk

  Indian spiritual leader, is murdered.

• Hussein Bin Onn

  first minister of Malasia (1976-81), dies.

• Robert B Meyner

  44th Governor of New Jersey (Born 1908).

• Charles Farrell

  American actor with a long and durable career.

• Giorgio Manganelli

  Italian author, journalist, novelist, poet, playwright.

• Luigi Nono

  Italian composer, one of the founders and main representatives of serial music.

• Sergio Franchi

  Italian-American singer and actor (d. 1990).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
2. Madonna - Vogue
3. Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich
4. Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
5. Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Adamski - Killer
2. Englandneworder - World In Motion
3. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
4. Madonna - Vogue
5. Elton John - Sacrifice / Healing Hands