November 6th, 1988

Born on November 6th, 1988.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Emma Stone: Actress.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 6th, 1988.

• United States: A Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
• United Kingdom: Orinoco Flow - Enya

Take me back to November 6th, 1988!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is November 6th, 1988, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song A Groovy Kind Of Love by Phil Collins is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Orinoco Flow by Enya is the number-one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie They Live is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "'Allo 'Allo!", "Kate & Allie", "Miami Vice", and "In the Heat of the Night".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Top Gun", "Platoon", and "Gain Ground". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Care Bears", "Pingu", "Full House", and "Garfield and Friends". Popular toys at the moment include Cabbage Patch Kids, Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards), Laser Tag, and Fluppy Dogs.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 6th, 1988.

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  Gangsta rap is becoming a thing.

  West Coast gangsta pap was beginning to take off. On August 8th, 1988, N.W.A released their iconic album "Straight Outta Compton."

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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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  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.
• 34 years, 6 months, and 28 days have passed since November 6th, 1988.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 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 November 6th, 1988, are now 34 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1988 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 594777600.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on November 6th, 1988.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to November 6th, 1988.

• October 7th, 1988: Actress Robin Givens files for divorce from boxing champion Mike Tyson.
• October 11th, 1988: World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is founded.
• October 14th, 1988: The Accused (1988) is released.
• October 29th, 1988: The Sega Genises / Mega Drive is released.
• This date: November 6th, 1988
• November 8th, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected as US President.
• November 16th, 1988: Benazir Bhutto is elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• November 18th, 1988: The animated movie The Land Before Time (1988) is released in movie theaters.
• November 19th, 1988: 9-year-old Michaela Garecht is abducted in Hayward, California.
• December 2nd, 1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) is released.
• December 2nd, 1988: Benazir Bhutto becomes the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• December 4th, 1988: Actor Gary Busey suffers permanent brain damage in a motorcycle accident.
• December 5th, 1988: Christian Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on charges of fraud.
• December 6th, 1988: American singer Roy Orbison dies from a heart attack at the age of 52.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 6th, 1988, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: November 6th, 1988 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

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 November 6th, 1994, instead.

Weather on November 6th, 1988.

Historical weather information for November 6th, 1988.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 10.9 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 47.2 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.44 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 15.49cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.33 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 6th, 1988 was most likely conceived around February 14th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 6th, 1988 is close to July 30th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 6th, 1988.

• A total of 12,629 days have passed since this date.
• 1,804 weeks have passed.
• 1,091,142,000 seconds have passed since the November 6th, 1988.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,272,999,000 times.
• Since November 6th, 1988, the Earth has travelled approximately 563,029,272,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 181,857,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 93,838,212 steps. That's about 41,706 miles!
• Since this date, 13,093,704 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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