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March 27, 1990

On March 27, 1990, the United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí. 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 27, 1990

  1. 1990 The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.

    Political movement in Cuba opposed to Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro and Miguel Díaz-Canel

    The Cuban dissident movement, also known as the Cuban democracy movement or simply the Cuban opposition, is a political movement in Cuba whose for aim is to start a democratic transition in Cuba. It differs from the early opposition to Fidel Castro which occurred from 1959 to 1968, and instead consists of the internal opposition movement birthed by the founding of the Cuban Committee for Human Rights in 1976. This opposition later became an active social movement during the Special Period in the 1990s, as various civic organizations began jointly calling for a democratic transition in Cuba.

Arrivals

Born on March 27, 1990

Erdin Demir 1990– Swedish professional footballer
Ben Hunt 1990– Australian international rugby league footballer
Nicolas Nkoulou 1990– Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)
Luca Zuffi 1990– Swiss footballer (born 1990)
Kimbra 1990– New Zealander singer and songwriter (born 1990)
Brodha V 1990– Indian rapper (born 1990)

Farewells

Died on March 27, 1990

Percy Beard American athlete (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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