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2 June 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 June 1990 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Vogue / Keep It Together” by Madonna.
- Top Film of 1990
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1990
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1990 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 June 1990 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 2 June
- 1966 Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
- 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
- 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
- 2003 Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
- 2014 Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
Famous people born on 2 June
- Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
- Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
- Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
- Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)
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Events of 1990 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 22 January – A gas leak causes the evacuation of a Melbourne building.
- 2 February – Cyclone Nancy hits the town of Maryborough in Queensland.
- 24 March – A federal election is held. The government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke is re-elected for a fourth term with its lowest primary vote ever – 39.4% and the loss of 8 seats.
Life in Australia in 1990
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.60
Loaf of Bread
$1.20
Average House
$120,000
Weekly Wage
$540.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Jacob Elordi26 June 1997ActorView their day →Samara Weaving23 February 1992Actress & modelView their day →Margot Robbie2 July 1990ActressView their day →Liam Hemsworth13 January 1990ActorView their day →Elizabeth Debicki24 August 1990ActressView their day →Troye Sivan5 June 1995Singer-songwriter & actorView their day →Ben Simmons20 July 1996Basketball playerView their day →Leila George20 March 1992ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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