January 6th, 1989

Born on January 6th, 1989.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Andy Carroll: Soccer player.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 6th, 1989.

• United States: Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
• United Kingdom: Especially For You - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

Take me back to January 6th, 1989!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 6th, 1989, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. In America, the song Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Especially For You by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan is the number-one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Rain Man 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 1989, so the airwaves are being dominated by music artists such as Madonna, The Bangles, Phil Collins, Roxette, Milli Vanilli and The B-52s. 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 "Cheers", "Sherlock Holmes", "Miami Vice", and "Charles in Charge".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Tetris", "RoboCop", and "Mega Man 2". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Muppet Babies", "The Care Bears", "Married... with Children", and "The Wonder Years". Popular toys at the moment include Operation, Pogo ball / Lolo ball, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and Micro Machines.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 6th, 1989.

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  1989 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1989 included Def Leppard, Paula Abdul, Bon Jovi, Tone Lōc, Debbie Gibson, Milli Vanilli, Rod Stewart, Roxette, The Bangles, Fine Young Cannibals, Madonna, Jody Watley, Donny Osmond, Bette Midler, Simply Red, Martika, Love and Rockets, Gloria Estefan, New Kids on the Block, Cher, Janet Jackson, Bad English, Billy Joel, Phil Collins and Soul II Soul.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1989?

  In 1989, the best NBA players were Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Akeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Tom Chambers, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, John Stockton, Kevin Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Terry Cummings, Robert Parish, Dale Ellis and Mark Price.

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  1989 in movies.

  Movies released in 1989 included Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Back to the Future Part II, Look Who's Talking, Dead Poets Society, Lethal Weapon 2, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Ghostbusters II, The Little Mermaid, Uncle Buck and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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  Best soccer players in the world.

  In 1989, the best soccer players were Marco van Basten, Franco Baresi, Diego Maradona, Frank Rijkaard, Lothar Matthäus, Peter Shilton, Dragan Stojković, Ruud Gullit, Gheorghe Hagi and Jürgen Klinsmann.

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  Driving Miss Daisy.

  "Driving Miss Daisy" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1989.

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  Mikhail Gorbachev.

  Mikhail Gorbachev was named Time Person of the Year in 1989 after overseeing the Soviet Union's first free elections.

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  Bette Midler - "Wind Beneath My Wings"

  "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler won a Grammy for 1989'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:

• 34 years and 5 months have passed since January 6th, 1989.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 1 of 1989.
• Leap Year: 1989 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 6th, 1989, are now 34 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1989 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 600048000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 6th, 1989.

• December 8th, 1988: Five people are killed when a US Air Force jet crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany.
• December 9th, 1988: The film Mississippi Burning (1988) is released.
• December 9th, 1988: The movie Twins (1988) is released.
• December 12th, 1988: 35 people are killed after two trains collide near Clapham Junction railway station in London.
• December 16th, 1988: Rain Man (1988) is released in cinemas.
• December 16th, 1988: Disco singer "Sylvester" dies from AIDS.
• December 21st, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up by terrorists as it flies over Lockerbie in Scotland. 270 people are killed.
• December 22nd, 1988: Trade union leader and environmentalist, Chico Mendes, is assassinated in Xapuri, Brazil.
• January 5th, 1989: Pop star Madonna files for divorce from actor Senn Penn for the second and final time.
• This date: January 6th, 1989
• January 10th, 1989: American rock band Guns N' Roses release their song "Paradise City".
• January 20th, 1989: George H. W. Bush is inaugerated as the 41st President of the United States.
• January 22nd, 1989: Super Bowl XXIII: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals by 20-16 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
• January 23rd, 1989: Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí dies at the age of 84.
• January 24th, 1989: Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed by electrocution.
• January 31st, 1989: Hip Hop trio De La Soul release their single "Eye Know".
• February 2nd, 1989: The video game "SimCity" is released.
• February 3rd, 1989: Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner is overthrown in a coup.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 6th, 1989, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1989 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: January 6th, 1989 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of late 1980s fashion.

Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1989.

1989 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Lumina, the Citroën XM, the Ford Fiesta (third generation), the Dodge Spirit, the Eagle Talon and the Lexus ES.

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 1989.

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 January 6th, 1995, instead.

Weather on January 6th, 1989.

Historical weather information for January 6th, 1989.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.7 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 23.5 degrees Fahrenheit. -4.72 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 2.54cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 9.39 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.02cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 6th, 1989 was most likely conceived around April 15th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 6th, 1989 is close to September 29th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 6th, 1989.

• A total of 12,570 days have passed since this date.
• 1,795 weeks have passed.
• 1,086,044,400 seconds have passed since the January 6th, 1989.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,267,051,800 times.
• Since January 6th, 1989, the Earth has travelled approximately 560,398,910,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 181,007,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 93,399,818 steps. That's about 41,511 miles!
• Since this date, 13,032,533 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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