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LEAD: An AIDS drama that apparently began with a common dental procedure reached a painful turning point today with a public appearance by a young woman suffering from the disease and the report that the dentist who may have transmitted it to her had died.
LEAD: After vowing in his campaign last year to be ''the toughest Mayor on crime'' that New York City has ever seen, David N. Dinkins has struggled since - and mostly in vain - to persuade the public that he can be.
LEAD: President Bush will ask the Soviet Union to send more military forces to the Persian Gulf region and will seek the withdrawal of Soviet military advisers from Iraq during his talks on Sunday with President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Administration officials said today.
LEAD: In the last two weeks, framed by the skyline of the city whose personality most suits his, and urged on by mesmerized tennis fans who believe they are witness to a miracle, John McEnroe has undergone reincarnation. For the first time in five years, McEnroe has catapulted himself into the semifinal round of the United States Open today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 5, 1990, covering September 8, 1990.
M.C. Hammer
Wilson Phillips
Jon Bon Jovi
Mariah Carey
Poison
1990Matt Barkley, American football player[†]
Matthew Montgomery Barkley is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the USC Trojans, setting set the Pac-12 Conference season record for touchdown passes as a junior. Due to suffering a shoulder injury in his senior season, Barkley was not selected until the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been a member of 11 different NFL teams, mostly as a backup. Barkley had his most notable stint with the Chicago Bears in 2016 where he served as the team's starter.
1990Jos Buttler, English cricketer[†]
Joseph Charles Buttler, known as Jos Buttler, is an English international cricketer and former captain of the national team. He plays for Lancashire in domestic cricket and played in multiple T20 leagues. He is known for his innovative and aggressive batting style. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 ODI World Cup and led the team to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup.
1990Gerrit Cole, American baseball player[†]
Gerrit Alan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the baseball team at Orange Lutheran High School and was selected by the Yankees in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft. Cole opted not to sign and instead attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.
1990Matthew Dellavedova, Australian basketball player[†]
Matthew William Dellavedova is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College. In 2016, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a member of the Australian national team, he won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
1990Dianne Doan, Canadian actress[†]
Dianne Doan is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Kora in season 7 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as the character of Mai Ling in Cinemax's Warrior.
1990Michal Kempný, Czech ice hockey player[†]
Michal Kempný is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Kempný formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Washington Capitals in 2018.
1990Musa Nizam, Turkish footballer[†]
Musa Nizam is a Turkish footballer who plays as a defender.
1990Tokelo Rantie, South African footballer[†]
Tokelo Anthony Rantie is a former South African professional soccer player who played as a striker for the South Africa national team.
1990Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (born 1905)[†]
Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE was an English naturalist, artist and author under the pen name 'BB'. He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for The Little Grey Men.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]