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LEAD: A new sort of political initiative has emerged beyond the Kremlin's orbit with the resourceful Baltic separatist movements persuading their counterparts in the feuding southern republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace talks in the Latvian republic.
LEAD: NEW theories on the workings of the immune system in newborn babies are bringing optimism to transplant surgeons who treat infants with severe heart defects.
LEAD: A POWERFUL electric gun being tested in New Mexico could be scaled up in a few years to launch small satellites into orbit much more cheaply than is possible with conventional rockets, scientists at Sandia National Laboratories say.
LEAD: Democrats greeted President Bush's $1.23 trillion budget today with strong skepticism about its central thesis that growth in the nation's economy will eliminate the budget deficit without the need for new taxes.
LEAD: Responding to concern that a new telephone service is an invasion of privacy - it discloses the phone number of the caller to the party being called - legislation was introduced in the Senate yesterday to give callers the right to block their numbers from being seen.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 24, 1990, covering January 30, 1990.
Phil Collins
Paula Abdul
Milli Vanilli
Billy Joel
Janet Jackson
1990Melissa Duncan, Australian track and field athlete[†]
Melissa Duncan is an Australian middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres.
1990Eiza González, Mexican actress and singer[†]
Eiza González Reyna is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained popularity for starring in the Argentine Nickelodeon teen sitcom Sueña conmigo (2010–2011). As a singer, she released the albums Contracorriente (2009) and Te Acordarás de Mí (2012).
1990Luca Sbisa, Italian-Swiss ice hockey player and coach[†]
Luca Sbisa is an Italian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a development coach for the San Jose Sharks. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators. Sbisa played major junior hockey in Canada with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) before being selected by the Flyers in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut that year before returning to Lethbridge.
1990Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer[†]
Mitchell Aaron Starc is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket. A left-arm fast bowler and a lower order left-handed batsman, he is Australia's fourth highest wicket-taker in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket. In 2015, he was the highest-rated bowler in ODI cricket.
1990Jake Thomas, American actor[†]
Jake Thomas is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the title character's younger brother, in the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire (2001–04). In 2002, he won a Young Artist Award for supporting actor for his performance as Martin Swinton in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). He also appeared in Cory in the House (2007–08), playing the role of Jason Stickler.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]