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January 4, 1990

On January 4, 1990, in Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries. 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 4, 1990

  1. 1990 In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.

    1990 train crash in Sukkur, Sindh Province, Pakistan

    The Sukkur rail disaster occurred on 4 January 1990 in the village of Sangi, near Sukkur in Sindh, Pakistan, claiming 307 lives. This makes it the deadliest rail accident in the country's history.

Arrivals

Born on January 4, 1990

Iago Falque 1990– Spanish footballer (born 1990)
Raisel Iglesias 1990– Cuban baseball player (born 1990)
Toni Kroos 1990– German footballer (born 1990)
Alberto Paloschi 1990– Italian footballer (born 1990)

Farewells

Died on January 4, 1990

Harold Eugene Edgerton American engineer and inventor (1903-1990)
Henry Bolte Australian politician (1908–1990)

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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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