January 9th, 1988

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 9th, 1988.

• United States: Faith - George Michael
• United Kingdom: Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys

Take me back to January 9th, 1988!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 9th, 1988, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down and a sense of normality has returned. In America, the song Faith by George Michael is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys is the number-one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Three Men and a Baby is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "Sherlock Holmes", "Miami Vice", and "Charles in Charge".

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. It's 1988, so the airwaves are being dominated by music artists such as Phil Collins, Bobby McFerrin, the Pet Shop Boys, Belinda Carlisle and Rick Astley. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Heather O'Rourke, Andy Gibb, Judith Barsi, and Roy Orbison would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Missile Command", "Tetris", "Double Dragon", and "Top Gun". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Muppet Babies", "The Real Ghostbusters", "DuckTales", and "The World of David the Gnome". Children are playing with toys such as Speak & Spell, Mr Frosty, Sylvanian Families, and Fluppy Dogs.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 9th, 1988.

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  1988 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1988 included George Michael, INXS, George Harrison, Rick Astley, Guns N' Roses, Whitney Houston, Belinda Carlisle, Tiffany and Breathe.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1988?

  The best NBA players in 1988 were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Akeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird.

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  1988 in movies.

  Movies released in 1988 included Rain Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coming to America, Big, Twins, Crocodile Dundee II, Die Hard, Beetlejuice, The Land Before Time and Bloodsport.

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  Best soccer players in the world.

  In 1988, the best soccer players were Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Diego Maradona, Frank Rijkaard, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Ronald Koeman, Lothar Matthäus, Gianluca Vialli, Franco Baresi, Jürgen Klinsmann and Oleksandr Zavarov.

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  Rain Man.

  "Rain Man" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1988.

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  The Endangered Earth.

  "The Endangered Earth" was named Time Person of the Year in 1988. The piece highlighted humanity's carelessness towards nature, pollution, and the depletion of the ozone layer.

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  Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

  The song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin won a Grammy for 1988's Song of the Year.

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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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  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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  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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 35 years, 5 months, and 1 days have passed since January 9th, 1988.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 of 1988.
• Leap Year: 1988 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on January 9th, 1988, are now 35 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1988 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 568684800.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 9th, 1988.

• December 11th, 1987: The American drama film "Wall Street" is released in movie theaters.
• December 16th, 1987: Soccer: Steve Bruce signs for Manchester United.
• December 16th, 1987: Pop star Madonna reverses her decision to divorce actor Sean Penn by withdrawing her divorce papers.
• December 18th, 1987: Final Fantasy is released on the NES.
• December 20th, 1987: 4,000 people are killed when the ferry "Doña Paz" sinks in the Philippines.
• December 23rd, 1987: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) is released.
• December 29th, 1987: Kylie Minogue releases the single "I Should Be So Lucky".
• January 5th, 1988: Former NBA player Pete Maravich dies from an undetected heart defect at the age of 40.
• This date: January 9th, 1988
• January 10th, 1988: NFL legend Walter Payton plays his final game.
• January 16th, 1988: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murders 14-year-old James Edward Doxtator.
• January 17th, 1988: The first episode of Australian soap opera Home and Away is aired.
• January 31st, 1988: The first episode of "The Wonder Years" is aired.
• January 31st, 1988: Super Bowl XXII: The Washington Redskins defeat the Denver Broncos by 42-10 at the Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California.
• February 1st, 1988: American child actress Heather O'Rourke dies from medical complications at the age of 12.
• February 1st, 1988: Michael Jackson publishes his autobiography "Moonwalk".
• February 5th, 1988: Soccer: English clubs are banned from European football for the fourth season in a row.
• February 7th, 1988: Boxer Mike Tyson and and actress Robin Givens are married.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 9th, 1988, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1988 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: January 9th, 1988 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of late 1980s fashion.

Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1988.

1988 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Reatta, the Ford Probe, the Opel Vectra, the Honda Concerto, the Audi V8 and the Volkswagen Passat B3.

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 1988.

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 January 9th, 1994, instead.

Weather on January 9th, 1988.

Historical weather information for January 9th, 1988.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 12.9 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 20.6 degrees Fahrenheit. -6.33 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.51cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 11.5 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.02cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 9th, 1988 was most likely conceived around April 18th, 1987.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 9th, 1988 is close to October 1st, 1988.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 9th, 1988.

• A total of 12,937 days have passed since this date.
• 1,848 weeks have passed.
• 1,117,753,200 seconds have passed since the January 9th, 1988.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,304,045,400 times.
• Since January 9th, 1988, the Earth has travelled approximately 576,760,651,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 186,292,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 96,126,775 steps. That's about 42,723 miles!
• Since this date, 13,413,038 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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