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September 9, 1990

On September 9, 1990, batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District. 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 September 9, 1990

  1. 1990 Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.

    Killing of Tamil refugees by the Sri Lankan Army

    The 1990 Batticaloa massacre, also known as the Sathurukondan massacre, was a massacre of at least 184 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including infants, from three villages in the Batticaloa District by the Sri Lankan Army on September 9, 1990. Although the government instituted two investigations, no one was ever charged.

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Born on September 9, 1990

Billy Hamilton 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Shaun Johnson 1990– New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Haley Reinhart 1990– American singer (born 1990)
Andrew Smith 1990– American basketball player, born 1990
Jordan Tabor 1990– English footballer (1990–2014)

Farewells

Died on September 9, 1990

Nicola Abbagnano Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990)
Samuel Doe Leader of Liberia from 1980 to 1990
Alexander Men Russian Orthodox priest and human-rights activist (1935 – 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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