April 11th, 1990

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 11th, 1990.

• United States: I'll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page
• United Kingdom: Vogue - Madonna

Take me back to April 11th, 1990!

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

The date is April 11th, 1990, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 1990 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song I'll Be Your Everything by Tommy Page is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Vogue by Madonna is the number-one hit song. George W. Bush Snr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Pretty Woman 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 "21 Jump Street", "My Two Dads", "Seinfeld", and "Twin Peaks". 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. 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 film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is playing at movie theaters.

A riot is taking place at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. Former National Security Advisor John Poindexter has been found guilty of 5 charges relating to his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. 158 people have tragically lost their lives in a fire that broke out on a ferry travelling between Norway and Denmark.

18-year-old Ryan White has passed away from AIDS after having contracted the disease during a blood transfusion back in 1984. In Europe, the Soviet Union is continuing to dissolve as Communist-controlled Yugoslavia holds its first free elections since 1938. 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 "DuckTales". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Smurfs", "The Care Bears", "Saved by the Bell", and "Beetlejuice". Children are playing with toys such as Pogo ball / Lolo ball, Boglins (hand puppets), the Ghostbusters Proton Pack, and Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles figures.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 11th, 1990.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Dances with Wolves.

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

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  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.

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  George H. W. Bush.

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

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  The Scrunchie.

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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, 1 months, and 28 days have passed since April 11th, 1990.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 15 of 1990.
• Leap Year: 1990 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on April 11th, 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 639788400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 11th, 1990.

• March 18th, 1990: 15-year-old twins Dannette and Jeanette Millbrook go missing in Augusta, Georgia.
• March 23rd, 1990: The movie Pretty Woman (1990), starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, is released.
• March 30th, 1990: The movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is released.
• March 31st, 1990: Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
• April 1st, 1990: WrestleMania VI: The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan at the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada.
• April 6th, 1990: The first episode of Australian children's TV show "Round the Twist" is aired.
• April 7th, 1990: 159 people die after a fire breaks out on the passenger ferry MS Scandinavian Star.
• April 8th, 1990: 18-year-old Ryan White dies from AIDS after having contracted the virus from contaminated blood during a treatment in 1984.
• April 9th, 1990: Four British soldiers are killed after the Provisional IRA detonates a land mine outside of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland.
• This date: April 11th, 1990
• April 15th, 1990: The first episode of the sketch comedy series "In Living Color" is aired.
• April 24th, 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into space.
• April 27th, 1990: The video game "Final Fantasy III" is released.
• May 4th, 1990: Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 11th, 1990, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• 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: April 11th, 1990 falls under the Falcon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

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 April 11th, 1996, instead.

Weather on April 11th, 1990.

Historical weather information for April 11th, 1990.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 13.6 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 3 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 29.72cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 11.22 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 11th, 1990 was most likely conceived around July 19th, 1989.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 11th, 1990 is close to January 2nd, 1991.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 11th, 1990.

• A total of 12,112 days have passed since this date.
• 1,730 weeks have passed.
• 1,046,476,800 seconds have passed since the April 11th, 1990.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,220,889,600 times.
• Since April 11th, 1990, the Earth has travelled approximately 539,982,028,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 174,412,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 89,997,005 steps. That's about 39,999 miles!
• Since this date, 12,557,722 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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