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23 August 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 August 1990 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1990
- The Irish chart song for 1990 was “Sacrifice / Healing Hands” by Elton John.
- Top Film of 1990
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 August 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 August 1990 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 23 August
- 1989 Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius–Tallinn road, holding hands.
- 1990 Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1990 West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.
- 1991 The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
- 1994 Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
Famous people born on 23 August
- River Phoenix, American actor (1970–1993)
- Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman (1978–2020)
- Scott Caan, American actor (born 1976)
- Louis XVI (1754–1793)
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Events of 1990 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Northern Ireland Fair Employment Act became law.
- 26 April – The Labour Party selected Mary Robinson as its candidate for the November presidential election.
- 4 May – The second People In Need Telethon took place.
Life in Ireland in 1990
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.40/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.59
Average House
£31,000
Weekly Wage
£82
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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s
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