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September 20, 1990

On September 20, 1990, south Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. 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

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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 September 20, 1990

  1. 1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.

    Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus

    South Ossetia, formally known as the State of Alania since 2017, or originally the Republic of South Ossetia is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali. It borders only Russia and Georgia.

Arrivals

Born on September 20, 1990

Ken Giles 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Carlos Hyde 1990– American football player (born 1990)
Donatas Motiejūnas 1990– Lithuanian basketball player (born 1990)
Phillip Phillips 1990– American singer
John Tavares 1990– Canadian ice hockey player (born 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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