On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: Six weeks after Iraq invaded Kuwait, motorists in this completely oil-dependent nation are only now beginning to pay a bit more for gasoline, thanks to a Government that exerts quiet but enormous influence to insulate consumers from the Persian Gulf crisis.
LEAD: Some things made a particular impression on the people organizing the Rev. Billy Graham's crusade here. Long Island was very crowded. Traffic was always backed up. People were often anxious and distracted. On this sprawling island with its mix of races, ethnic groups and religions, it was particularly challenging to get organized.
LEAD: As Iraqi troops were storming toward Kuwait City on Aug. 2, King Hussein of Jordan was awakened at 6 A.M. by a phone call from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
LEAD: Rinfret Withholds Money Pierre A. Rinfret has not spent any of his own money on his Republican campaign for New York Governor as he had promised. Page B1. Brooklyn Gunmen Kill 4 Two gunmen entered a tire store in Bushwick and shot four employees in the head at point-blank range.
LEAD: Scientists have cured cystic fibrosis cells in the laboratory by inserting a healthy version of the gene that causes the disease, an unexpectedly swift advance that left researchers almost giddy with delight.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 19, 1990, covering September 21, 1990.
M.C. Hammer
Wilson Phillips
Jon Bon Jovi
Mariah Carey
Bell Biv DeVoe
1990Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player[†]
Al-Farouq Ajadi Aminu is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represented the Nigeria national basketball team internationally. Aminu was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2010 NBA draft with the eighth overall pick, and has also played for the New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, and Chicago Bulls.
1990Danny Batth, English footballer[†]
Daniel Tanveer Batth is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
1990Rob Cross, English darts player[†]
Robert Cross is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eight; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2018 and 2019. Nicknamed "Voltage", Cross is a former PDC World Champion, defeating Phil Taylor in the 2018 World Championship final after turning professional less than a year beforehand. He has won three other PDC major titles: the 2019 World Matchplay and the European Championship in 2019 and 2021. He has also won five World Series of Darts titles. Cross has won a total of twenty-one PDC titles in his professional career; sixteen ranking and five non-ranking.
1990Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor[†]
Ivan Anthony Dorschner is a Filipino-American actor, television host and model based in the Philippines. He is best known for being a former housemate of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010. He is currently under contract to GMA Network, as well as the network's talent management arm GMA Artist Center along with Mika Dela Cruz and Addy Raj.
1990Sam Kasiano, New Zealand rugby league player[†]
Sam Kasiano is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Souths Sharks in the Mackay & District Rugby League; he is player-coach. He is both a New Zealand and Samoan international.
1990Allison Scagliotti, American actress and musician[†]
Allison Scagliotti is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing in Drake & Josh, Warehouse 13, and Stitchers. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.
1990Christian Serratos, American actress[†]
Christian Marie Serratos is an American actress, who is best known for portraying Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing Suzie Crabgrass in the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Angela Weber in The Twilight Saga. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed the "Queen of Tejano" singer Selena in Netflix's Selena: The Series.
1990Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)[†]
Takis Kanellopoulos was a Greek film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1960 and 1980.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]