July 3rd, 1988.

On this day.

What happened on July 3rd, 1988?

• 290 people are killed after Iran Air Flight 655 is erroneously shot down by the USS Vincennes.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 3rd, 1988.

• United States: Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
• United Kingdom: I Owe You Nothing - Bros

Take me back to July 3rd, 1988!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 3rd, 1988, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

In America, the July 4th celebrations are fast approaching. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Foolish Beat by Debbie Gibson is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, I Owe You Nothing by Bros is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister.

In fashion, women are currently 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 Judith Barsi, Roy Orbison, Sugar Ray Robinson and Ruhollah Khomeini would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Cheers", "Kate & Allie", "MacGyver" and "In the Heat of the Night". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Street Fighter", "Top Gun" and "Maniac Mansion ". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Muppet Babies", "The Care Bears", "Pingu" and "DuckTales".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Screwball Scramble, the Commodore 64, Fluppy Dogs and Micro Machines.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on July 3rd, 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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  Who were the best football players in 1988?

  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 as the 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.

  In the late 1980s, a new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" became fashionable.

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  Late 1980s fashion.

  During this period, 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.

  In the late 1980s, waterbeds reached their height in popularity. 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.

  From the mid-80s onward, VCRs started to become a common household item. 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 the likes of Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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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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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

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

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 34 years, 8 months and 24 days have passed since July 3rd, 1988.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 26 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: A person born on July 3rd, 1988 will be 34 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1988 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 583887600.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 3rd, 1988.

• June 3rd, 1988: The movie Big (1988), starring Tom Hanks, is released in cinemas.
• June 4th, 1988: Mary Pewitt is murdered at her home in Comanche, Oklahoma.
• June 13th, 1988: 7-year-old Amber Swartz-Garcia is kidnapped in Pinole, California.
• June 15th, 1988: A woman sues musician Chuck Berry for $5 million after claiming that he punched her in the face in December, 1987.
• June 17th, 1988: The family of Robin Givens allege that her husband Mike Tyson beats her.
• June 20th, 1988: "The Price Is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked unconscious by a studio camera.
• June 21st, 1988: The Los Angeles Lakers win the 1988 NBA Finals after they defeat the Detroit Pistons 4-3.
• June 22nd, 1988: The film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) is released.
• June 25th, 1988: The Netherlands win the UEFA Euro 1988 Final with a 2-0 victory over the Soviet Union.
• June 27th, 1988: Boxing: Mike Tyson defeats Michael Spinks in 91 seconds at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• June 29th, 1988: The movie Coming to America (1988) is released in cinemas.
• June 29th, 1988: A violent dispute occurs between Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda Harvey after she discovers him cheating on her.
• This date: July 3rd, 1988
• July 6th, 1988: 167 people are killed after an oil platform called the Piper Alpha is destroyed by explosions and fires in the North Sea.
• July 15th, 1988: The movie Die Hard (1988) is released.
• July 18th, 1988: German singer Nico (Christa Päffgen) dies following a cycling accident in Ibiza.
• July 20th, 1988: Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis is selected as the Democratic Party nominee for the 1988 US presidential election.
• July 22nd, 1988: The trial of "Night Stalker" serial killer Richard Ramirez begins.
• July 25th, 1988: American child actress Judith Barsi is shot and killed by her father. Judith was best-known for voicing the character Ducky in The Land Before Time.
• July 29th, 1988: The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) is released in movie theaters.
• July 31st, 1988: 32 people are killed in Penang, Malaysia after an overcrowded ferry terminal bridge collapses.
• August 1st, 1988: The first issue of Hip Hop magazine "The Source" is published.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 3rd, 1988, will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• 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: July 3rd, 1988 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 July 3rd, 1994, instead.

Weather on July 3rd, 1988.

Historical weather information for July 3rd, 1988.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.1 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 69.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 20.89 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 13.22 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 11.94cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 3rd, 1988 was most likely conceived around October 11th, 1987.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 3rd, 1988 is close to March 26th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 3rd, 1988.

• A total of 12,685 days have passed since this date.
• 1,812 weeks have passed.
• 1,095,984,000 seconds have passed since the July 3rd, 1988.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,278,648,000 times.
• Since July 3rd, 1988, the Earth has travelled approximately 565,527,744,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 182,664,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 94,254,624 steps. That's about 41,891 miles!
• Since this date, 13,151,808 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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