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December 1, 1990

On December 1, 1990, channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed. 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

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The year in brief

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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What happened

On December 1, 1990

  1. 1990 Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed.

    Undersea rail tunnel linking France to the UK

    35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel which connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Opened in 1994, it remains the only fixed link between Great Britain and the European mainland.

Arrivals

Born on December 1, 1990

Tomáš Tatar 1990– Slovak ice hockey player (born 1990)

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Other moments from 1990

The class of 1990

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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