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5 September 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 September 1990 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” by Bombalurina.
- Top Film of 1990
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 September 1990 was Full Moon.
On this day: 5 September
- 1981 The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK.
- 1984 STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
- 1984 Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
- 1990 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
- 1991 The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
Famous people born on 5 September
- Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
- Michael Keaton, American actor and producer (born 1951)
- Annabelle Wallis, English actress (born 1984)
- Louis XIV, king of France (1638–1715)
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Events of 1990 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Television debut of Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean in a Thames Television special.
- 4 January – Premiere of the BBC One television comedy One Foot in the Grave, which stars Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie.
- 1 August – British Airways Flight 149 is seized by the Iraqi Army at Kuwait International Airport following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Life in 1990
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.10
Loaf of Bread
55p
Average House
£59,785
Weekly Wage
£271.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Tom Holland1 June 1996ActorView their day →Florence Pugh3 January 1996ActressView their day →Kaya Scodelario13 March 1992ActressView their day →Ed Sheeran17 February 1991Singer-songwriterView their day →Dua Lipa22 August 1995Singer-songwriterView their day →Callum Turner15 February 1990ActorView their day →Harry Kane28 July 1993FootballerView their day →Jack Lowden2 June 1990ActorView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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