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March 15, 1990

On March 15, 1990, mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union. 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 March 15, 1990

  1. 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union.

    Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

    Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985, and additionally as head of state from 1988. Ideologically, he initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism, but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s.

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Born on March 15, 1990

Nick Ahmed 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Tavon Austin 1990– American football player (born 1990)
JD McDonagh 1990– Irish professional wrestler (born 1990)

Farewells

Died on March 15, 1990

Farzad Bazoft Iranian journalist (1958–1990)
Tom Harmon American football player and broadcaster

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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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