October 10th, 1989.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 10th, 1989.

• United States: Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
• United Kingdom: Ride On Time - Black Box

Take me back to October 10th, 1989!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is October 10th, 1989, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. In America, the song Miss You Much by Janet Jackson is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Ride On Time by Black Box is the number one hit song.

George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Black Rain 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 Sammy Davis, Jr, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Roald Dahl would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Knots Landing", "Sherlock Holmes", "Who's the Boss?" and "Full House".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Gain Ground", "RoboCop", "Super Mario Land" and "Golden Axe". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Adventures of the Gummi Bears", "Married... with Children" and "Dink, the Little Dinosaur". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Laser Tag, Popples, the Ghostbusters Proton Pack and the Game Boy.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 10th, 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" became 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.

• 33 years, 5 months and 17 days have passed since October 10th, 1989.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 41 of 1989.
• Leap Year: 1989 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on October 10th, 1989 will be 33 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1989 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 623977200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to October 10th, 1989.

• 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 on 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.
• October 6th, 1989: American actress Bette Davis dies from cancer at the age of 81.
• October 6th, 1989: Castro Sweep: Members of the San Francisco Police Department instigate a riot following a peaceful demonstration by ACT UP.
• This date: October 10th, 1989
• October 22nd, 1989: Minnesota crime: 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling is abducted in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
• October 23rd, 1989: Phil Collins releases the song "Another Day in Paradise".
• October 25th, 1989: Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is sentenced to 3 days in jail for slapping a Beverly Hills police officer.
• October 27th, 1989: 14-year-old Melanie Melanson goes missing in Woburn, Massachusetts.
• November 7th, 1989: Serial killer Richard Ramirez is sentenced to death.
• November 7th, 1989: Anti-government protests force East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph and his cabinet to resign.
• November 9th, 1989: The fall of the Berlin Wall.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 10th, 1989, will have the star sign Libra.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1989 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
• Native American Zodiac: October 10th, 1989 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 October 10th, 1995, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 10th of October.

• Double Ten Day (Taiwan)

Weather on October 10th, 1989.

Historical weather information for October 10th, 1989.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 15.6 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 45.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 7.39 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 12.28 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 10th, 1989 was most likely conceived around January 17th, 1989.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 10th, 1989 is close to July 3rd, 1990.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 10th, 1989.

• A total of 12,221 days have passed since this date.
• 1,745 weeks have passed.
• 1,055,894,400 seconds have passed since the October 10th, 1989.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,231,876,800 times.
• Since October 10th, 1989, the Earth has travelled approximately 544,841,510,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 175,982,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 90,806,918 steps. That's about 40,359 miles!
• Since this date, 12,670,733 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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