January 5th, 1990

On this day.

What happened on January 5th, 1990?

• Genesee River Killer: Serial killer Arthur Shawcross is arrested.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 5th, 1990.

• United States: Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
• United Kingdom: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid II

Take me back to January 5th, 1990!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 5th, 1990, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. In America, the song Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins is at the 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 the President of the United States, and the movie The War of the Roses is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Cheers", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Cosby Show", and "Full House".

Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, most people have never heard of the Internet. In fashion, many of the trends from the late 80s are still popular. Colored tights, denim overalls, leotards, flannel shirts and shoulder pads are all fashionable at the moment. 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. Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega has surrendered himself to US authorities after being on the run. In the United Kingdom, a new series called "One Foot in the Grave" has made its television debut on BBC One.

A man called Arthur Shawcross has been arrested on suspicion of being the serial killer behind the murders of 12 women in Rochester, New York. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Sammy Davis, Jr, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roald Dahl, and John Bardeen would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "SimCity", "Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse", "Batman: The Video Game", and "Super Mario World".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Care Bears", "Full House", "Garfield and Friends", and "Dink, the Little Dinosaur". Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Popples, and Lego Pirates.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 5th, 1990.

• 

  People are using pagers to communicate.

  Pagers achieved mainstream popularity during the 1990s. These small devices allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message was a short memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

• 

  Bart Simpson t-shirts.

  15 million Bart Simpson t-shirts were sold in 1990. The t-shirts and their "cheeky" quotes became so popular that a number of schools decided to ban them.

• 

  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.

• 

  Who were the best NBA players in 1990?

  In 1990, the best NBA players were Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Akeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, Tom Chambers, Kevin Johnson, James Worthy, Chris Mullin, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler and Joe Dumars.

• 

  Early 1990s fashion.

  Early 1990s fashion was largely a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included colored tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon-colored tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts, and ripped jeans.

• 

  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.

• 

  Best football players in 1990.

  The best football players in 1990 were Lothar Matthäus, Diego Maradona, Salvatore Schillaci, Andreas Brehme, Paul Gascoigne, Franco Baresi, Enzo Scifo, Jürgen Klinsmann, Roberto Baggio, Frank Rijkaard and Guido Buchwald.

• 

  Dances with Wolves.

  "Dances with Wolves" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990.

• 

  Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, sales of wallpaper started to decline. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, people were beginning to opt for minimalist, painted walls.

• 

  George H. W. Bush.

  US President George H. W. Bush was named Time Person of the Year in 1990.

• 

  The Scrunchie.

  People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".

• 

  Polly Pocket.

  At the start of 1990, a new toy called "Polly Pocket" started to grow in popularity.

• 

  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.

• 

  The Sega Genesis.

  The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video game consoles. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

• 

  The Game Boy.

  A hand-held game console called the "Game Boy" was all the rage. The console boasted games such as Super Mario Land, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Kirby's Dream Land, and a number of Pokémon releases.

• 

  VCRs have become a common household item.

  VCRs became a common household item in the mid-1980s. By that stage, prices had started to drop. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 33 years, 8 months, and 25 days have passed since January 5th, 1990.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 of 1990.
• Leap Year: 1990 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 5th, 1990, are now 33 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1990 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 631497600.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 5th, 1990.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

View Personality Summary

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 5th, 1990.

• December 6th, 1989: 14 women are killed after Marc Lépine goes on a shooting spree at the École Polytechnique engineering school in Montreal, Canada.
• December 11th, 1989: Bulgarian leader Petar Mladenov announces that the Communist Party in Bulgaria will abandon its monopoly on power.
• December 14th, 1989: The film Glory (1989) is released.
• December 15th, 1989: The comedy-drama film "Driving Miss Daisy" is released.
• December 16th, 1989: The Romanian Revolution begins when protests break out in the city of Timișoara.
• December 17th, 1989: The first episode of The Simpsons is aired.
• December 17th, 1989: Romanian Revolution: Rioters break into the Communist Party's District Committee building in Timișoara.
• December 20th, 1989: The United States invades Panama.
• December 21st, 1989: Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gives his final speech, during which he is booed and forced to retreat.
• December 22nd, 1989: Irish novelist Samuel Beckett passes away at the age of 83.
• December 22nd, 1989: Romania: The communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu is ended after he flees his palace by helicopter.
• December 25th, 1989: The BFG (1989 film) is released.
• December 25th, 1989: Former Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu is executed.
• January 1st, 1990: The first episode of "Mr. Bean" is aired.
• January 2nd, 1990: American actor Alan Hale dies from cancer at the age of 68.
• January 3rd, 1990: Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrenders to the U.S. military.
• January 4th, 1990: The first episode of British sitcom "One Foot in the Grave" is aired.
• This date: January 5th, 1990
• January 6th, 1990: Scottish actor Ian Charleson dies from AIDS.
• January 8th, 1990: The song "Nothing Compares 2 U" is released by Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.
• January 15th, 1990: Former FBI informant William O'Neal is killed after he runs into traffic on Interstate 290 in Illinois.
• January 18th, 1990: Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession.
• January 19th, 1990: Tremors (1990) is released.
• January 20th, 1990: The song "I Wish It Would Rain Down" is released by Phil Collins.
• January 20th, 1990: American actress Barbara Stanwyck passes away at the age of 82.
• January 25th, 1990: The Burns' Day storm reaches north-western Europe, causing 97 fatalities.
• January 28th, 1990: Super Bowl XXIV: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Denver Broncos by 55-10 at the Louisiana Superdome.
• January 31st, 1990: The first McDonald's fast-food outlet is opened in the Soviet Union.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

NEW! Check out our personality summary image for this birth date.

• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 5th, 1990, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1990 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: January 5th, 1990 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of early 1990s fashion.

Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1990.

1990 saw the introduction of cars such as the Honda Inspire, the Nissan Primera, the Toyota Previa, the Ford Explorer, the Renault Clio and the Audi S2.

1990 - TV stations, commercials and shows.

A nostalgic video that emulates what television was like back in 1990.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1990.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 5th, 1996, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of January.

• Twelfth Night (Sweden)

Weather on January 5th, 1990.

Historical weather information for January 5th, 1990.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.1 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 31.4 degrees Fahrenheit. -0.33 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 2.03cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 7.56 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 5th, 1990 was most likely conceived around April 14th, 1989.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 5th, 1990 is close to September 28th, 1990.

How old was I?

Find out what your age was on January 5th, 1990, by entering your DOB below.
This information is not saved on our server.

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 5th, 1990.

• 12,322 days have passed since this date.
• 1,760 weeks have passed.
• 1,064,617,200 seconds have passed since January 5th, 1990.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,242,053,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 549,342,475,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 177,436,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 91,557,079 steps. That's roughly 40,692 miles!
• Since this date, 12,775,406 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
• How many years ago was 1990?

Random dates.

Check out some of the random dates below.

• December 9, 2024
• May 21, 2025
• February 22, 2024
• January 28, 2015
• September 18, 2023