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April 8, 1990

On April 8, 1990, the conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. The year's #1 song was "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips. Julia Fischer, Ben Amos, Andile Jali would arrive in the same year.

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1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1990th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 990th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1990s decade.

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On April 8, 1990

  1. 1990 The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.

    Political party in Greece

    New Democracy is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In contemporary Greek politics, New Democracy has been the main centre-right to right wing political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). New Democracy and PASOK were created in the wake of the toppling of the military junta in 1974, ruling Greece in succession for the next four decades.

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Born on April 8, 1990

Kim Jong-hyun 1990– South Korean singer-songwriter (1990–2017)

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Died on April 8, 1990

Ryan White AIDS spokesperson and poster boy (1971–1990)

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Others born in 1990

Julia Fischer 1990– German discus thrower
Ben Amos 1990– English footballer
Andile Jali 1990– South African footballer
Alex Pettyfer 1990– English actor
Dimitrios Anastasopoulos 1990– Greek footballer
Thulani Serero 1990– South African footballer

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