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Born on Friday March 16, 1990
Died on Friday March 16, 1990

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 16, 1990 at Delpher


Born on March 16

Died on March 16
  • 1983 » Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. 1903)
  • 1985 » Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1902)
  • 1985 » Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)
  • 1988 » Jigger Statz, American baseball player (b.1897)
  • 1988 » Mickey Thompson, American race car driver (b. 1928)
  • 1990 » Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1898)
  • 1991 » Chris Austin, American country singer (b .1964)
  • 1991 » Jean Bellette, Australian artist (b. 1908)
  • 1992 » Yves Rocard, French physicist and engineer (b. 1903)
  • 1994 » Eric Show, American baseball player (b. 1956)

Names that were popular for boys in 1990
  1. Thomas
  2. Jan
  3. Michael
  4. Johannes
  5. Mark
  6. Kevin
  7. Tim
  8. Jeroen
  9. Dennis
  10. Nick
  11. Rick
  12. Alexander
  13. Robin
  14. Bas
  15. Robert
  16. Wouter
Names that were popular for girls in 1990
  1. Laura
  2. Anne
  3. Anna
  4. Maria
  5. Linda
  6. Jessica
  7. Charlotte
  8. Samantha
  9. Sanne
  10. Sarah
  11. Chantal
  12. Stephanie
  13. Johanna
  14. Kim
  15. Michelle
  16. Lisa

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1990
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • March 18 » Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
  • June 10 » British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities.
  • August 6 » Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
  • September 29 » Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
  • October 5 » After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
  • December 22 » Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland.
Weather March 16, 1990

The temperature on March 16, 1990 was between 1.7 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.

Source: KNMI