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March 21, 1990

On March 21, 1990, namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. 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 March 21, 1990

  1. 1990 Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

    Country in Southern Africa

    Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres away along the Zambezi river near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek.

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Born on March 21, 1990

Mandy Capristo 1990– German pop singer
Ryann Krais 1990– American World Youth Championship medalist in track & field (born 1990)
Darius Miller 1990– American basketball player (born 1990)
Alex Nimo 1990– American soccer player (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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