July 8th, 1990.

On this day.

What happened on July 8th, 1990?

• West Germany wins the World Cup.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 8th, 1990.

• United States: Step By Step - New Kids on the Block
• United Kingdom: Sacrifice / Healing Hands - Elton John

Take me back to July 8th, 1990!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 8th, 1990 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Step By Step by New Kids on the Block is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Sacrifice / Healing Hands by Elton John is the number one hit song.

George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie Days of Thunder is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, the vast majority of people still have no idea what "the Internet" is.

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. In Italy, the 1990 FIFA World Cup is currently taking place.

Rapper Vanilla Ice has just released his song "Ice Ice Baby". The film "Die Hard 2" has just been released in movie theaters. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roald Dahl, John Bardeen and Miles Davis would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Cheers", "The Cosby Show", "The Golden Girls" and "Roseanne". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "DuckTales", "The Revenge of Shinobi", "Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse" and "Super Mario World". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Pingu", "Mr. Bean" and "In Living Color".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Pogo ball / Lolo ball, Mr Frosty, Boglins (hand puppets) and Polly Pocket.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on July 8th, 1990.

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  1990 FIFA World Cup.

  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was taking place in Italy at this time. The competition was won by West Germany after they defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final.

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  Early 1990s recession.

  During the start of the 1990s, most of the Western World was affected by a recession, which had been caused by a loss of consumer confidence and restrictive monetary policies by central banks.

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  People are using pagers to communicate.

  During the 1990s, pagers achieved mainstream popularity. 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 are all the rage.

  During the year 1990, 15 million Bart Simpson t-shirts were sold. 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 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.

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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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  Although wallpaper is still common, it is beginning to go out of fashion.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, wallpaper started to decline in popularity. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, many people opted for minimalist plain-colored walls.

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  George H. W. Bush.

  U.S. President George H. W. Bush. was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1990.

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  The Scrunchie.

  During the 1990s, an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" was in fashion.

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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 games console during this period. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

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  The Game Boy.

  During this time, a hand-held games 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.

  From the mid-80s onward, VCRs started to become a common household item. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 31 years, 3 months and 18 days have passed since July 8th, 1990.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 27 of 1990.
• Leap Year: 1990 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on July 8th, 1990, will be 31 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1990 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 647391600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around July 8th, 1990.

• June 8th, 1990: The 1990 FIFA World Cup starts in Italy.
• June 14th, 1990: The Detroit Pistons win the 1990 NBA Finals after they defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1.
• June 15th, 1990: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) is released.
• June 22nd, 1990: RoboCop 2 (1990) is released in cinemas.
• July 2nd, 1990: Vanilla Ice releases his song "Ice Ice Baby".
• July 3rd, 1990: Soccer: Dennis Wise signs for Chelsea.
• July 3rd, 1990: 1990 Hajj disaster: 1,426 Muslim pilgrims are killed in a crowd crush in a pedestrian tunnel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
• July 4th, 1990: Die Hard 2 (1990) is released.
• This date: July 8th, 1990
• July 13th, 1990: The movie Ghost (1990), starring Patrick Swayze, is released.
• July 14th, 1990: German actor Walter Sedlmayr is found murdered at his apartment in Munich.
• July 18th, 1990: The film Arachnophobia (1990) is released.
• July 27th, 1990: Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3-day jail sentence for slapping a Beverly Hills police officer in the face.
• July 30th, 1990: Former British politician Ian Gow is killed by an IRA car bomb outside of his home.
• August 2nd, 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait.
• August 7th, 1990: Gulf War: US soldiers begin to arrive in Saudi Arabia.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 8th, 1990, will have the star sign Cancer.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Gemini.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• 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: July 8th, 1990 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out July 8th, 1996 instead.

Weather on July 8th, 1990.

Historical weather information for July 8th, 1990.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 16.6 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 70.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 21.28 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 20.11 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 8th, 1990 was most likely conceived around October 15th, 1989.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 8th, 1990 is close to March 31st, 1991.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 8th, 1990.

• A total of 11,433 days have passed since this date.
• 1,633 weeks have passed.
• 987,811,200 seconds have passed since the July 8th, 1990.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,152,446,400 times.
• Since July 8th, 1990, the earth has travelled approximately 509,710,579,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 164,635,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 84,951,763 steps. That's about 37,756 miles!
• Since this date, 11,853,734 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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