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February 7th, 1990...

Today is Wednesday !

 
 
 Number-one song in the charts today


In the USA:

"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
by Michael Bolton

In the UK:
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
by Sinead O'Connor
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Nelson Mandela

(TIME Cover: February the 5th, 1990)

 Famous people born on the 7th of February:

1102 - Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)
1693 - Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)
1812 - Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
1867 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
1906 - Puyi, Emperor of China (d. 1967)
1962 - David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)

 The Nobel Peace Prize 1990


Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
1931-

for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community

USSR
President of USSR



Photo: nobelprize.org


 Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA)



$1.00
     
Oscar of the best picture in 1990

Dances With Wolves
directed by Kevin Costner
with Kevin Costner (Lieutenant Dunbar), Graham Greene (Kicking Bird) and Mary McDonnell (Stands With A Fist)

Designed in 1990

The The juicy Salif
by Philippe Starck

Rolling Stone Magazine cover



Billy Joel / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 570, January 25, 1990

 

 
 
 
     

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