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LEAD: In a joyous and familial farewell to the state he governed for eight years, Gov. Thomas H. Kean delivered his final State of the State address today, warning New Jerseyans not to forget the problems and people left behind after an era of buoyant economic growth.
LEAD: A former Peruvian Defense Minister was shot and killed today, and security officials said Maoist guerrillas were responsible.
LEAD: With a glass-walled apartment 32 floors above the Upper East Side and plenty of friends below, David Perlmutter is happily ensconced in Manhattan. But each weekday morning, the 27-year-old developer drives to work here in the suburbs.
LEAD: The gentleman let the wine roll around his mouth, the perfect cap to a perfect meal. ''This is very good port,'' he pronounced.
LEAD: Some members of the British Parliament, including many Conservatives, have begun a major battle against Government plans to offer refuge in Britain to 50,000 of the most successful people in Hong Kong and their families before China takes over the colony in 1997.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 10, 1990, covering January 10, 1990.
Milli Vanilli
Phil Collins
Billy Joel
Janet Jackson
Paula Abdul
1990John Carlson, American ice hockey player[†]
John Carlson is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL entry draft after playing a year in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Indiana Ice. Before reaching the NHL, Carlson played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the London Knights and played professionally with the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He also participated internationally for the United States in the 2010 World Juniors and 2014 Winter Olympics. Carlson won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018, as the highest-scoring defenseman during the playoffs.
1990Martin Jones, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Martin Jones is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Seattle Kraken. A standout goaltender in junior with the Calgary Hitmen, Jones was named the Western Hockey League's goaltender of the year in 2009–10 and won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
1990Ishiura Shikanosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler[†]
Ishiura Shikanosuke is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. Wrestling for Miyagino stable, he debuted in sumo wrestling in January 2013 and made his makuuchi debut in November 2016. His highest rank was maegashira 5, and he has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He retired from sumo on 1 June 2023.
1990Cody Walker, Australian rugby league player[†]
Cody Walker is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and halfback for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
1990Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (born 1925)[†]
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was the sport's 44th yokozuna. He won ten top division yūshō or tournament championships and was a rival of fellow yokozuna Wakanohana I. He became the head coach of Kasugano stable in 1959 and was head of the Japan Sumo Association from 1974 until 1988.
1990Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.[†]
Warner Media, LLC was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]