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6 August 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 August 1990 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “U Can't Touch This” by MC Hammer.
- 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 6 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 August 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 August 1990 was Full Moon.
On this day: 6 August
- 1986 A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1990 Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 1991 Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.
- 1991 Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 1996 NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
Famous people born on 6 August
- M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director (1928–1987)
- Vera Farmiga, American actress (born 1973)
- Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (1911–1989)
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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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