September 1st, 1989.

Born on September 1st, 1989.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Daniel Sturridge: English soccer player.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on September 1st, 1989.

• United States: Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
• United Kingdom: Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny & Mastermixers

Take me back to September 1st, 1989!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is September 1st, 1989, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Schools and colleges are starting again and Autumn has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In the United States, it is the Friday before Labor Day weekend and many Americans are planning barbecues and other gatherings. In America, the song Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny & Mastermixers is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Parenthood is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister.

In fashion, women are currently 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 Bette Davis, Sammy Davis, Jr, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Roald Dahl would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Who's the Boss?", "Murder, She Wrote", "In the Heat of the Night" and "Roseanne". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Paperboy", "Altered Beast", "Super Mario Bros. 3" and "SimCity". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Married... with Children" and "Denver, the Last Dinosaur".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Water Ring Toss, Pound Puppies, Transformers and Popples.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on September 1st, 1989.

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  The Sega Genesis.

  The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video games consoles during this period. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

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  The Game Boy.

  During this time, a hand-held game console called the "Game Boy" was all the rage. The console boasted games such as Super Mario Land, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Kirby's Dream Land and a number of Pokémon releases.

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  The MicroTAC 9800x.

  Motorola released the MicroTAC 9800x on April 25th, 1989. This is considered by many to be the first truly portable phone.

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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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  Who were the best football players in 1989?

  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 as the 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.

  In the late 1980s, a new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" started to become fashionable.

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  Late 1980s fashion.

  During this period, 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.

  In the late 1980s, waterbeds reached their height in popularity. 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.

  From the mid-80s onward, VCRs started to become a common household item. 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 the likes of Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 32 years, 9 months and 30 days have passed since September 1st, 1989.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 35 of 1989.
• Leap Year: 1989 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on September 1st, 1989 will be 32 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1989 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 620607600.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around September 1st, 1989.

• August 7th, 1989: 15 people, including US Congressman Mickey Leland, die in a plane crash in Gambela, Ethiopia.
• August 9th, 1989: The Abyss (1989) is released in cinemas.
• August 14th, 1989: The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive is released.
• August 16th, 1989: Uncle Buck (1989) is released in cinemas.
• August 16th, 1989: A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that effects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.
• August 18th, 1989: Colombian politician Luis Carlos Galan is assassinated by drug cartels.
• August 20th, 1989: Infamous murder case: Lyle and Erik Menendez shoot their wealthy parents to death.
• August 20th, 1989: 51 people die after the pleasure steamer "Marchioness" sinks in the River Thames in London.
• August 22nd, 1989: Black Panthers co-founder Huey Newton is shot and killed in Los Angeles, California.
• August 24th, 1989: Former professional baseball player and manager Pete Rose is banned for life amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games.
• This date: September 1st, 1989
• September 6th, 1989: "This Note's for You" by Neil Young wins Video of the Year at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 6th, 1989: A police computer error leads to thousands of Paris residents being accused of manslaughter and procuring prostitution.
• September 8th, 1989: Kickboxer (1989), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, is released in movie theaters.
• September 14th, 1989: Soccer: West Ham midfielder Paul Ince joins Manchester United.
• September 14th, 1989: Joseph Wesbecker shoots eight people dead at his former workplace in Louisville, Kentucky.
• September 19th, 1989: 170 passengers and crew are killed when a bomb detonates on UTA Flight 772.
• September 19th, 1989: The medical drama "Doogie Howser, M.D." begins airing ABC.
• September 20th, 1989: Serial killer Richard Ramirez is found guilty of 13 murders.
• September 22nd, 1989: The first episode of "Baywatch" is aired.
• September 22nd, 1989: 11 British soldiers are killed after the IRA sets off a bomb at the Royal Marines School of Music building in Deal, England.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 1st, 1989, will have the star sign Virgo.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: September 1st, 1989 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on September 1st, 1989.

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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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 1st, 1995 instead.

Weather on September 1st, 1989.

Historical weather information for September 1st, 1989.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.7 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 20.56 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 9.91cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 15.61 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 1st, 1989 was most likely conceived around December 9th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 1st, 1989 is close to May 25th, 1990.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 1st, 1989.

• A total of 11,991 days have passed since this date.
• 1,713 weeks have passed.
• 1,036,022,400 seconds have passed since the September 1st, 1989.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,208,692,800 times.
• Since September 1st, 1989, the Earth has travelled approximately 534,587,558,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 172,670,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 89,097,926 steps. That's about 39,599 miles!
• Since this date, 12,432,269 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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