October 29, 1988, was a Saturday. It was 36 years, 1 month, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
Notable events that occurred on October 29, 1988:
On October 29, 1988, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Halloween 4".
This date occurred 13,202 days ago. Approximately 440 months have passed. It was the 303rd day of 1988, in week 43. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on October 29, 1988, are now 36 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 1988 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 147 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
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Dang, the Sega Megadrive takes me back to several childhood memories.
Posted on Oct 20, 2022 15:50
Let's go back to the eighties.
The date is October 29, 1988, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, shopping, playing video games, and watching sports.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1988 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties.
In America, the song "A Groovy Kind Of Love" by Phil Collins is at the top of the singles charts, while "One Moment In Time" by Whitney Houston is the number-one song in the UK. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Halloween 4 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 "Columbo", "Who's the Boss?", "My Two Dads", and "In the Heat of the Night". 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 Roy Orbison, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Mel Blanc would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Duck Hunt", "Metroid", "Mega Man", and "Final Fantasy". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Pingu", "21 Jump Street", "BraveStarr", and "The World of David the Gnome".
Children are playing with toys such as Water Ring Toss, Fisher-Price Little People (Farm), Sylvanian Families, and Boglins (hand puppets).
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In October 1988, TV audiences were watching the following series:
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.
If you were a kid on October 29, 1988, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in October 1988.
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 October 29, 1994, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 29.
National holidays and famous events that fall on October 29:
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on October 29, 1988.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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