Historical Events
- Police break up protests in Johannesburg against the cricket players defying a boycott on playing in apartheid South Africa
- Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, v Australia at Adelaide
- Turning point in the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administrated Kashmir due to violence from Muslim militants
Famous Deaths
- (Alberto) Semprini, British pianist and radio broadcaster (BBC's Semprini Serenade), dies at 81
- Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and statesman (UN ambassador, Supreme Court justice 1962-65), dies at 81
- Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian leader of the Rajneesh movement, dies at 58
- Herbert Wehner, German politician (Member of the Bundestag, 1949-83; chairman of the SPD, 1969-83), dies of complications from Binswanger's disease at 83
- Myles Horton, American educator and Civil Rights Movement teacher, dies at 84
Died in 1990 1990 Highlights
About January 19, 1990
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 34 years, 3 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
#1 Song: Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block
