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July 16, 1990

On July 16, 1990, the Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. 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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What happened

On July 16, 1990

  1. 1990 The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.

    Earthquake in the Philippines

    m. (PST) on the densely populated island of Luzon in the Philippines. 8 and produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan to Kayapa.

  2. 1990 The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.

    Unicameral legislature of Ukraine

    The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Arrivals

Born on July 16, 1990

James Maslow 1990– American actor and singer (born 1990)
Wizkid 1990– Nigerian singer (born 1990)
Johann Zarco 1990– French motorcycle racer

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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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