April 8th, 1989

Born on April 8th, 1989.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Matty Healy: Singer.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 8th, 1989.

• United States: The Look - Roxette
• United Kingdom: Like A Prayer - Madonna

Take me back to April 8th, 1989!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is April 8th, 1989, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 1989 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song The Look by Roxette is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Like A Prayer by Madonna is the number-one hit song.

George W. Bush Snr. 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 "Dallas", "Only Fools and Horses", "Night Court", and "Matlock".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", "Paperboy", and "RoboCop". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "Snorks", "The Cosby Show", and "The Wonder Years". Popular toys at the moment include Water Ring Toss, Speak & Spell, Screwball Scramble, and the Big Wheel (tricycle).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 8th, 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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 34 years, 1 months, and 20 days have passed since April 8th, 1989.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 14 of 1989.
• Leap Year: 1989 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on April 8th, 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 607993200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to April 8th, 1989.

• March 11th, 1989: The first episode of the reality TV series "Cops" is aired.
• March 24th, 1989: The supertanker Exxon Valdez spills 10.8 million US gallons of oil after running aground near Tatitlek, Alaska.
• April 2nd, 1989: WrestleMania V: Hulk Hogan defeats "Macho Man" Randy Savage at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• April 4th, 1989: Partly-free parliamentary elections are announced in Poland, bringing an end to one-party Communist rule.
• April 5th, 1989: Pepsi cancels an advertisement featuring pop star Madonna after religious groups protest against her music video for "Like a Prayer".
• This date: April 8th, 1989
• April 9th, 1989: Twenty people are killed after the Soviet Army disperses an anti-Soviet demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia.
• April 12th, 1989: Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson passes away at the age of 67.
• April 15th, 1989: The Tiananmen Square protests begin in China.
• April 15th, 1989: The Hillsborough disaster occurs.
• April 16th, 1989: The comic strip "Dilbert" is published for the first time.
• April 21st, 1989: The Game Boy is released.
• April 25th, 1989: The Punisher (1989) is released in cinemas.
• April 26th, 1989: American actress Lucille Ball passes away at the age of 77.
• May 6th, 1989: Roy Jones Jr. makes his professional boxing debut in a win over Ricky Randall.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 8th, 1989, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1989 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: April 8th, 1989 falls under the Falcon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

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 April 8th, 1995, instead.

Weather on April 8th, 1989.

Historical weather information for April 8th, 1989.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 10.9 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 1.44 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0.76cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 7.06 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 8th, 1989 was most likely conceived around July 16th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 8th, 1989 is close to December 30th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 8th, 1989.

• A total of 12,468 days have passed since this date.
• 1,781 weeks have passed.
• 1,077,235,200 seconds have passed since the April 8th, 1989.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,256,774,400 times.
• Since April 8th, 1989, the Earth has travelled approximately 555,853,363,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 179,539,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 92,642,227 steps. That's about 41,174 miles!
• Since this date, 12,926,822 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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