January 1st, 1990, fell on a Monday. It was day 1 of 1990. The decade was the 1990s.
30 years, 7 months and 12 days have passed since January 1st, 1990.
Fictional Date
January 1st, 1990 has been mentioned in a movie, book or television series:
Ghostbusters II (1989) - The Ghostbusters defeat Vigo the Carpathian.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 1st, 1990:
United States: Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
United Kingdom: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid II
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "The War of the Roses" was at the top of the box office on this date.
Take Me Back!
The date is January 1st, 1990 and it's a Monday. It's New Years Day, the official start of the year 1990 and a brand new decade. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Others are nursing hangovers from the night before. In America, the song Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid II is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie The War of the Roses is at the top of the Box Office. A toy called "Polly Pocket" has become the latest craze.
It's 1990, so the airwaves are being dominated by music artists such as Sinéad O'Connor, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Stevie B, Madonna and MC Hammer. People are watching popular TV shows such as "Columbo.", "Magnum, P.I.", "Sherlock Holmes" and "ALF". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Herzog Zwei", "Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse", "Super Mario World" and "World Cup Italia '90".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "DuckTales", "Roseanne" and "Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Water Ring Toss", "Transformers", "Popples" and "Jenga".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 1st, 1990.
Bette Midler - "From a Distance"
"From a Distance" by Bette Midler would go on to win a Grammy for 1990's Song of the Year.
Polly Pocket
At the start of 1990, Polly Pocket began to grow in popularity.
Costs in 1990.
In 1990, $100 USD was worth roughly $195 in today's money. i.e. A weekly wage of $300 in 1990 would the same as receiving $585 in 2019. A house in the United States could be purchased for around $122,000 in 1990. Gas was about $1.15 per gallon. Adjusted for inflation, that would be the same as paying $1.89 per gallon in 2019.
George H. W. Bush.
U.S. President George H. W. Bush. was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1990.
Dances with Wolves
"Dances with Wolves" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990.
1990 in movies.
Movies released in 1990 included Ghost, Home Alone, Pretty Woman, Total Recall, Dances with Wolves, Back to the Future Part III, Kindergarten Cop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Presumed Innocent, Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2 and Predator 2.
Early 1990s Fashion
Early 1990s fashion saw a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included clothes such as coloured tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon coloured tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts and ripped jeans.
1990 in music.
Popular artists in 1990 included Vanilla Ice, Adamski, Elton John, Sinead O'Connor, Robert Plant, Madonna, ZZ Top, Snap!, INXS, Maria McKee, Ice Cube, MC Hammer and The Beautiful South.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
30 years, 7 months and 12 days have passed since January 1st, 1990.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 1990.
Leap Year: 1990 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on January 1st, 1990, will be 30 years of age.
People born in 1990 belong to the "Generation Y (Millennial)" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 631152000.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around January 1st, 1990:
December 11th, 1989: Bulgarian leader Petar Mladenov announces that the Communist Party in Bulgaria will abandon its monopoly on power.
January 1st, 1958: Grandmaster Flash: American hip hop recording artist and DJ.
Holidays
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 1st of January:
New Year's Day
Weather
Weather information for January 1st, 1990:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.7 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a cloudy day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 29.6 degrees Fahrenheit. -1.33 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 6.35cm.
London, England: Temperature: 4.22 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
George W. Bush Snr. was the President of the United States on January 1st, 1990.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on January 1st, 1990 was probably conceived around the 24th of March, 1989. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1st, 1990 is the 11th of October, 1990. (Rough Estimate).
Video Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
World Cup Italia '90 - Soccer game for the Sega Mega Drive.
Super Mario World - Released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Batman: The Video Game - Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Herzog Zwei - Real-time strategy video game for the SEGA.
Golden Axe - Conan the Barbarian-style beat 'em-up game.
Super Mario Land - Released for the Game Boy.
SimCity - A city-building game that was released for the Macintosh computer.
Gain Ground - Action-strategy arcade game.
Altered Beast - Beat 'em up arcade game.
How old was I?
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about January 1st, 1990.
11,183 days have passed since this date.
966,207,600 seconds have passed since the January 1st, 1990.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,127,242,200 times.
Since January 1st, 1990, earth has travelled approximately 498,563,121,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 161,034,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 83,093,854 steps. That's about 36,931 miles!
Since this date, 11,594,491 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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