At A Glance

14 November 1990 at a glance

Day of the week
14 November 1990 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Love Takes Time” by Mariah Carey.
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 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 November 1990 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 November

  • 1982 Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border.
  • 1990 After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.
  • 1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
  • 1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile.
  • 1995 A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.

Famous people born on November 14

  • Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
  • Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
  • Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)

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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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