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November 17, 1990

On November 17, 1990, fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts. 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 November 17, 1990

  1. 1990 Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.

    Group of volcanoes in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

    Mount Unzen is an active stratovolcano of several overlapping small, volcanic cones, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.

Arrivals

Born on November 17, 1990

Elías Díaz 1990– Venezuelan baseball player (born 1990)

Farewells

Died on November 17, 1990

Robert Hofstadter American physicist (1915–1990)

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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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