October 5, 1988, was a Wednesday. It was 36 years, 2 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 5, 1988:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Gorillas in the Mist" was at the top of the box office on October 5, 1988.
This date occurred 13,227 days ago. Approximately 441 months have passed. It was the 279th day of 1988, in week 40. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on October 5, 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. The Earth has experienced 147 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is October 5, 1988, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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. In America, the song "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin is at the top of the singles charts, while "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" by Hollies is the number-one song in the UK.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Gorillas in the Mist 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 "Night Court", "The Golden Girls", "The Wonder Years", 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 "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", "Metroid", "Maniac Mansion ", and "Final Fantasy". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Postman Pat", "Growing Pains", and "Fireman Sam". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Dungeons & Dragons, Micro Machines, and the Ghostbusters Proton Pack.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 5, 1988.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 5, 1988.
Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in October 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
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 5, 1994, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 5.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on October 5, 1988.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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