At A Glance
14 April 1990 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 April 1990 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'll Be Your Everything” by Tommy Page.
- Top Film of 1990
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
- Bestselling Novel of 1990
- “The Plains of Passage” by Jean M. Auel was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1990.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Cheers” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1990–91 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 April 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 April 1990 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 14 April
- 1981 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.
- 1988 The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
- 1988 In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
- 1991 The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President following its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- 2002 Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
Famous people born on April 14
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress (born 1977)
- Anthony Michael Hall, American actor (born 1968)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (1906–1975)
- Baker Mayfield, American football player (born 1995)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1990 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
- February 14 – The Pale Blue Dot picture is sent back from the Voyager 1 probe after completing its primary mission; it was about 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) from Earth.
- March 26 – The 62nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy winning four awards out of nine nominations, including Best Picture.
Life in the US in 1990
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.16
Loaf of Bread
$0.78
Average House
$122,900
Weekly Wage
$409
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