At A Glance

20 October 1990 at a glance

Day of the week
20 October 1990 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Don't Have the Heart” by James Ingram.
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 20 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 October 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 October 1990 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 20 October

  • 1976 The Luling–Destrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-73.
  • 2002 Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
  • 2003 The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
  • 2005 The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Famous people born on October 20

  • Kenneth Walker III, American football player (born 2000)
  • John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
  • Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer (born 1958)
  • Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)

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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.
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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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