September 8th, 1987

Born on September 8th, 1987.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 8th, 1987.

• United States: La Bamba - Los Lobos
• United Kingdom: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Take me back to September 8th, 1987!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is September 8th, 1987, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves.

In the United States, Labor Day of 1987 has recently come and passed. To many, this means that the summer is officially over. In America, the song La Bamba by Los Lobos is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley is the number-one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie The Living Daylights is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, women are wearing sweater dresses, short skirts, small shoulder pads, animal print, long full wool coats, and bulky sweaters. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, sweatshirts, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and denim.

Because it's 1987, the radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Los Lobos, Rick Astley, Whitney Houston, the Pet Shop Boys, Bon Jovi, U2 and Madonna. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Baldwin, Heather O'Rourke, Andy Gibb, and Judith Barsi would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Knots Landing", "Family Ties", "'Allo 'Allo!", and "Matlock".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Duck Hunt", "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", and "Punch-Out!!". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Growing Pains", "The Real Ghostbusters", and "The New Adventures of Jonny Quest". Popular toys at the moment include Water Ring Toss, the Commodore 64, Turnin' Turbo Dashboard, and Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 8th, 1987.

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  Dirty Dancing is showing at movie theaters.

  The romantic drama "Dirty Dancing" was playing in movie theaters in August and September of 1987. The film starred Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman.

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  The Scrunchie is becoming fashionable.

  A new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" became fashionable in the late 1980s.

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  1987 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1987 included The Bangles, Heart, Gregory Abbott, Whitney Houston, Starship, Robbie Nevil, Whitesnake, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bob Seger, U2, Los Lobos and Bon Jovi.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1987?

  The best NBA players in 1987 were Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Akeem Olajuwon, Kevin McHale and Larry Bird.

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  Late 1980s fashion.

  The mini skirt became extremely popular. Shoulder pads became increasingly smaller. Popular clothing included reversible inside-out coats, bright-colored shoes with thin heels, berets, lacy gloves, rugby sweatshirts, sweater dresses, jumpsuits, capri leggings, bike shorts, and skirts worn with leggings. Colors included neon hues, plum, gold, and bright wines.

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  1987 in movies.

  Movies released in 1987 included Beverly Hills Cop II, Fatal Attraction, The Untouchables, Three Men and a Baby, Lethal Weapon, Predator, RoboCop, Dirty Dancing, Hellraiser, Spaceballs, The Untouchables, The Princess Bride and Full Metal Jacket.

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  Best soccer players in the world.

  In 1987, the best soccer players were Ruud Gullit, Diego Maradona, Paulo Futre, Emilio Butragueño, Míchel, Gary Lineker, John Barnes, Marco van Basten, Gianluca Vialli and Bryan Robson.

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  The Last Emperor.

  "The Last Emperor" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1987.

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  Mikhail Gorbachev.

  Mikhail Gorbachev was named Time Person of the Year in 1987 after he oversaw a number of political reforms in the Soviet Union.

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  Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - "Somewhere Out There"

  "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram would go on to win a Grammy for 1987's Song of the Year.

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  People are buying waterbeds.

  Waterbeds became a huge fad during the late 1980s. Although they were invented in the 1970s, they didn't reach their heyday until the 1980s. In 1986 and 1987, nearly a quarter of all beds sold were filled with water.

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  VCRs have become a common household item.

  VCRs became a common household item in the mid-1980s. By that stage, prices had started to drop. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

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  The Nintendo Entertainment System.

  During the second half of the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System became one of the most popular video game consoles in the world. Releases for the NES included Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  Computers are replacing typewriters.

  Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.

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  TV remotes.

  Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 36 years and 14 days have passed since September 8th, 1987.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 37 of 1987.
• Leap Year: 1987 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 8th, 1987, are now 36 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1987 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 558054000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to September 8th, 1987.

• August 13th, 1987: Rap group N.W.A. release their debut single "Panic Zone".
• August 14th, 1987: The Monster Squad (1987) is released.
• August 14th, 1987: No Way Out (1987), starring Kevin Costner, is released in movie theaters.
• August 14th, 1987: Joan Rivers' husband Edgar Rosenberg commits suicide at the age of 61.
• August 15th, 1987: Soccer: Peter Beardsley and John Barnes make their debut for Liverpool.
• August 15th, 1987: The video game "Metroid" is released for the NES in North America.
• August 16th, 1987: 156 people are killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
• August 17th, 1987: Prominent Nazi politican Rudolf Hess commits suicide at the age of 93.
• August 19th, 1987: Hungerford massacre: 27-year-old Michael Ryan murders 16 people in a mass shooting in Hungerford, Berkshire.
• August 21st, 1987: The movie Dirty Dancing (1987) is released.
• August 27th, 1987: Hip-Hop DJ Scott La Rock is shot dead at the age of 25.
• August 29th, 1987: Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim al-Ali passes away one month after he was shot in the face by an unknown assassin on Ives Street in London.
• August 29th, 1987: Actor Lee Marvin dies from a heart attack at the age of 63.
• August 31st, 1987: Michael Jackson releases the album "Bad".
• September 7th, 1987: The first episode of the tabloid talk show "Geraldo" is aired on TV.
• This date: September 8th, 1987
• September 9th, 1987: 25 Liverpool fans are extradited to Belgium to stand trial on charges relating to the Heysel stadium disaster.
• September 11th, 1987: The horror movie Hellraiser (1987) is released.
• September 11th, 1987: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel wins Video of the Year at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 15th, 1987: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murders Steven Walter Tuomi at the Ambassador Hotel in Milwaukee.
• September 18th, 1987: Fatal Attraction (1987) is released.
• September 22nd, 1987: The first episode of "Full House" is aired on television.
• September 22nd, 1987: Irish puppet duo Zig and Zag make their debut on RTÉ's "Dempsey's Den".
• September 23rd, 1987: Soccer: Barcelona sack manager Terry Venables.
• September 25th, 1987: The Princess Bride (1987) is released in cinemas.
• September 28th, 1987: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" begins airing on television.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 8th, 1987, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1987 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: September 8th, 1987 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Photos of late 1980s fashion.

Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1987.

1987 saw the introduction of cars such as the BMW 5 Series, the Cadillac Brougham, the Chevrolet Corsica, the Dodge Dynasty, the Mazda Étude and the Mercury Tracer.

1987 - TV stations, commercials and shows.

A nostalgic video that emulates what television was like back in 1987.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1987.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 8th, 1993, instead.

Weather on September 8th, 1987.

Historical weather information for September 8th, 1987.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 16.7 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. There were 4 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 69.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 20.72 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 7.62cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 14.61 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0.25cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 8th, 1987 was most likely conceived around December 16th, 1986.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 8th, 1987 is close to May 31st, 1988.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 8th, 1987.

• 13,163 days have passed since this date.
• 1,880 weeks have passed.
• 1,137,283,200 seconds have passed since September 8th, 1987.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,326,830,400 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 586,838,131,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 189,547,200 times.
• You have taken approximately 97,806,355 steps. That's roughly 43,469 miles!
• Since this date, 13,647,398 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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