THE Fresh Prince of Bel Air first hit TV and Nelson Mandela was released from prison in this year.
Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister and Milli Vanilli were involved in a lip syncing scandal in 1990.
Beverley Hills 90210 was a big hit on the small screen while Julia Roberts and Richard Gere movie Pretty Woman was a cinema box office buster.
These teams were all busy trying to emulate the antics of Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and the rest of Bobby Robson's England team who reached the semi finals of Italia 90.
The tournament ended in heartbreak for England's heroes who missed out to eventual winners West Germany on penalties.
Do you recognise anyone from our Southampton sports team shots from that famous year?
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