October 11th, 1988.

On this day.

What happened on October 11th, 1988?

• World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is founded.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 11th, 1988.

• United States: Love Bites - Def Leppard
• United Kingdom: Desire - U2

Take me back to October 11th, 1988!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is October 11th, 1988 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. In America, the song Love Bites by Def Leppard is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Desire by U2 is the number one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States and the movie Alien Nation 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 Roy Orbison, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruhollah Khomeini and Mel Blanc would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Night Court", "Kate & Allie" and "Sherlock Holmes".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Tetris", "Paperboy" and "Mega Man". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "The Cosby Show" and "Adventures of the Gummi Bears". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Commodore 64, Pound Puppies, Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards) and Laser Tag.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on October 11th, 1988.

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  Gangsta rap is becoming a thing.

  West Coast Gangsta Rap was beginning to take off during this period. NWA released their popular album "Straight Outta Compton" on August 8th, 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" started to become 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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  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.

• 33 years, 1 months and 17 days have passed since October 11th, 1988.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 41 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: Anyone born on October 11th, 1988, will be 33 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1988 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 592527600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around October 11th, 1988.

• September 20th, 1988: 19-year-old Tara Calico goes missing in Belen, New Mexico.
• September 23rd, 1988: Dead Ringers (1988) is released.
• September 30th, 1988: Actress Robin Givens tells 20/20 host Barbara Walters that being married to heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is "pure hell".
• October 1st, 1988: Roald Dahl's book "Matilda" is published.
• October 7th, 1988: Actress Robin Givens files for divorce from boxing champion Mike Tyson.
• This date: October 11th, 1988
• October 14th, 1988: The Accused (1988) is released.
• October 29th, 1988: The Sega Genises / Mega Drive is released.
• November 8th, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected as US President.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 11th, 1988, will have the star sign Libra.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1988 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
• Native American Zodiac: October 11th, 1988 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out October 11th, 1994 instead.

Weather on October 11th, 1988.

Historical weather information for October 11th, 1988.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.6 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 46.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.06 degrees Celsius. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 20.57cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 9.56 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 3.05cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 11th, 1988 was most likely conceived around January 19th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 11th, 1988 is close to July 4th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 11th, 1988.

• A total of 12,101 days have passed since this date.
• 1,728 weeks have passed.
• 1,045,530,000 seconds have passed since the October 11th, 1988.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,219,785,000 times.
• Since October 11th, 1988, the earth has travelled approximately 539,493,480,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 174,255,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 89,915,580 steps. That's about 39,962 miles!
• Since this date, 12,546,360 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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