February 17, 1990, was a Saturday. It was 34 years, 10 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 17, 1990:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Hard to Kill" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 12,726 days ago. Approximately 424 months have passed. It was the 48th day of 1990, in week 07. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on February 17, 1990, are now 34 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 141 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is February 17, 1990, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, shopping, playing video games, and watching sports.
Valentine's Day of 1990 has just passed. In America, the song "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul is at the top of the singles charts, while "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor is the number-one song in the UK. George W. Bush Snr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Hard to Kill 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 "'Allo 'Allo!", "Who's the Boss?", "Roseanne", and "Quantum Leap". 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.
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union has agreed to give up its monopoly on power. Footage of South African activist Nelson Mandela being released from prison after 27 years in captivity is being broadcast around the world. In boxing, Buster Douglas has just pulled off a shock win over the undefeated "Iron Mike" Tyson.
In Europe, an agreement has just been reached to reunify Germany as one country. NASA space probe Voyager 1 has recently sent back a photograph of the earth from 6 billion kilometers away. The United Kingdom and Argentina have restored diplomatic relations that were severed in 1982 following Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands.
American musician Ike Turner has just been sentenced to four years in prison for possession of cocaine. 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 "Paperboy", "SimCity", "Super Mario Land", and "Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "The Care Bears", "Count Duckula", and "The Simpsons". Children are playing with toys such as Water Ring Toss, My Little Pony (figures), Transformers, and the Nintendo Entertainment System.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on February 17, 1990.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around February 17, 1990.
Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.
People in February 1990 were watching the following TV series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in February 1990.
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 February 17, 1996, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on February 17.
George W. Bush Snr. was the President of the United States on February 17, 1990.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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