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November 7, 1990

On November 7, 1990, mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland. 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 November 7, 1990

  1. 1990 Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.

    President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997

    Mary Therese Winifred Robinson is an Irish politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president. Robinson had previously served as a senator in Seanad Éireann from 1969 to 1989, and as a councillor on Dublin Corporation from 1979 to 1983.

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Born on November 7, 1990

Daniel Ayala 1990– Spanish footballer (born 1990)
Matt Corby 1990– Australian singer-songwriter (born 1990)
David de Gea 1990– Spanish footballer (born 1990)
Joelle Hadjia 1990– Australian singer (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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