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January 1, 1990

On January 1, 1990, david Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. 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 January 1, 1990

  1. 1990 David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.

    Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993

    David Norman Dinkins was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.

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Julia Glushko 1990– Israeli tennis player (born 1990)
Ali Maâloul 1990– Tunisian footballer (born 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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