December 16th, 1988, was a Friday. It was Day 351 of 1988. The decade was the Eighties.
34 years, 5 months, and 11 days have passed since December 16th, 1988.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
Notable events that occurred on December 16th, 1988.
People who were born on this exact date.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 16th, 1988.
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The movie "The Naked Gun" was at the top of the box office on this day.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 16th, 1988, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The Christmas season of 1988 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio. In America, the song Look Away by Chicago is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mistletoe And Wine by Cliff Richard is the number-one hit song.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie The Naked Gun 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 Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruhollah Khomeini, Mel Blanc, and Paul C would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "Sherlock Holmes", "Charles in Charge", and "21 Jump Street".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Top Gun", "Maniac Mansion ", and "Altered Beast". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Smurfs", "The World of David the Gnome", "Garfield and Friends", and "Roseanne". Popular toys at the moment include Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards), Mr Frosty, Jenga, and Koosh Ball.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 16th, 1988.
The Christmas period of 1988 was in full swing by this stage. The decorations were up, festive music was playing on the radio, people were feeling stressed, retail stores were filled with shoppers, and everyone was making plans for the big day.
West Coast gangsta pap was beginning to take off. On August 8th, 1988, N.W.A released their iconic album "Straight Outta Compton."
Popular music artists in 1988 included George Michael, INXS, George Harrison, Rick Astley, Guns N' Roses, Whitney Houston, Belinda Carlisle, Tiffany and Breathe.
The best NBA players in 1988 were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Akeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird.
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.
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.
"Rain Man" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1988.
"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.
The song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin won a Grammy for 1988's Song of the Year.
A new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" became fashionable in the late 1980s.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.
Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.
Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.
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.
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Television shows that people were watching in December 1988.
Roseanne
Comedy TV show about a working class family called the Conners.
In the Heat of the Night
Drama series starring Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as detective Virgil Tibbs.
The Wonder Years
A TV show that was set in the late sixties.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean‑Luc Picard.
Full House
Sitcom about a widowed man who looks after his three daughters.
My Two Dads
Sitcom about two single men raising a teenage daughter.
21 Jump Street
TV series starring Johnny Depp.
Married... with Children
Comedy series starring Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy.
Matlock
Legal drama starring Andy Griffith.
MacGyver
TV show about a resourceful secret agent who can solve almost any problem using the mundane objects around him.
The Equalizer
Series about a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
The Golden Girls
Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
Moonlighting
Comedy-drama starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives.
Charles in Charge
TV show about a 19-year-old student called Charles, who is played by Scott Baio.
Murder, She Wrote
Mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher.
Miami Vice
Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
Who's the Boss?
Sitcom about a retired baseball player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show
American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
Sherlock Holmes
Starring Jeremy Brett.
Kate & Allie
Comedy TV series.
Night Court
Sitcom about a night court in Manhattan.
'Allo 'Allo!
BBC sitcom starring Gorden Kaye.
Cheers
Sitcom starring Ted Danson.
Family Ties
Sitcom starring Michael J. Fox.
Only Fools and Horses
British television comedy.
Magnum, P.I.
Starring Tom Selleck as Private Investigator Thomas Magnum.
Knots Landing
American soap opera.
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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1988.
Noozles
Roseanne
Garfield and Friends
Count Duckula
The Wonder Years
The World of David the Gnome
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fireman Sam
Full House
DuckTales
BraveStarr
Adventures of the Little Koala
21 Jump Street
Married... with Children
Dennis the Menace
ALF
The Real Ghostbusters
The Flintstone Kids
Pingu
Jem and the Holograms
Growing Pains
The Care Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
ThunderCats
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Cosby Show
Snorks
Muppet Babies
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Danger Mouse
The Smurfs
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1988.
The Ghostbusters Proton Pack
Koosh Ball
Boglins (hand puppets)
Jenga
Micro Machines
Hot Looks (fashion model dolls)
Popples
Fluppy Dogs
Laser Tag
The Nintendo Entertainment System
Sylvanian Families
Mr Frosty
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Transformers
Pound Puppies
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
My Little Pony (figures)
The Commodore 64
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
The Big Wheel (tricycle)
Screwball Scramble
Cabbage Patch Kids
Speak & Spell
Popular video games that people were playing in December of 1988.
RoboCop
Released for arcade, the Amstrad, the NES and the Spectrum.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Platform video game that was published on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Gain Ground
Action-strategy arcade game.
Altered Beast
Beat 'em up arcade game.
Final Fantasy
The first game in the Final Fantasy series.
Maniac Mansion
Graphic adventure game.
Platoon
Action game that was based on the film of the same name.
Top Gun
Released for the NES.
Metroid
Action-adventure game that was released for the NES.
Double Dragon
Beat-em up game.
Paperboy
Action game where the player takes control of a paperboy.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Role-playing game.
Tetris
Tile-matching puzzle video game.
Duck Hunt
Light gun shooter game.
Missile Command
Arcade game developed by Atari.
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 December 16th, 1994, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 16th.
Actor.
Born on December 16th, 1955
He turned 33 on this day in 1988.
Stand-up comedian. Deceased
Born on December 16th, 1961
He turned 27 on this day in 1988.
Historical weather information for December 16th, 1988.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on December 16th, 1988.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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