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January 25, 1990

On January 25, 1990, avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. 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 25, 1990

  1. 1990 Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73.

    1990 aviation accident in New York

    Avianca Flight 052 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotá, Colombia, to New York City, United States, via Medellín, Colombia, that crashed on January 25, 1990, at 21:34 (UTC−05:00). The Boeing 707 flying this route ran out of fuel after a failed attempt to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), causing the aircraft to crash onto a hillside in the small village of Cove Neck, New York, on the north shore of Long Island.

Arrivals

Born on January 25, 1990

Apostolos Giannou 1990– Association football player (born 1990)
Lee Jun-ho 1990– South Korean singer and actor (born 1990)

Farewells

Died on January 25, 1990

Ava Gardner American actress (1922–1990)

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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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