October 28th, 1989

Popular songs.

On October 28th, 1989, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
• United Kingdom: That's What I Like - Jive Bunny & Mastermixers

Take me back to October 28th, 1989!

Let's go back in time!

The date is October 28th, 1989, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. People are currently enjoying their weekend.

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. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. Halloween of 1989 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties.

In America, the song Miss You Much by Janet Jackson is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, That's What I Like by Jive Bunny & Mastermixers is the number-one hit song. George W. Bush Snr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Black Rain 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 Sammy Davis, Jr, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Roald Dahl would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Dallas", "Magnum, P.I.", "'Allo 'Allo!", and "Murder, She Wrote". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Maniac Mansion ", "Altered Beast", "Mega Man 2", and "DuckTales".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Pingu", "Adventures of the Little Koala", "The Wonder Years", and "Doogie Howser, M.D.". Popular toys at the moment include Operation, the Big Wheel (tricycle), My Little Pony (figures), and Sylvanian Families.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 28th, 1989.

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  The Sega Genesis.

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

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  The Game Boy.

  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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  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.
• 33 years, 7 months, and 12 days have passed since October 28th, 1989.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 43 of 1989.
• Leap Year: 1989 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on October 28th, 1989, are now 33 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1989 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 625532400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to October 28th, 1989.

• 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.
• 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.
• This date: October 28th, 1989
• 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.
• November 10th, 1989: People begin to dismantle the Berlin Wall.
• November 14th, 1989: NWA rapper "The Doc" is involved in a serious car crash that crushes his larynx and permanently changes his voice.
• November 17th, 1989: Disney's movie The Little Mermaid (1989) is released.
• November 17th, 1989: The Velvet Revolution begins as popular demonstrations take place against the one-party Communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
• November 22nd, 1989: Back to the Future Part II (1989) is released.
• November 22nd, 1989: Lebanese President René Moawad is assassinated by a car bomb in Beirut.
• November 26th, 1989: The first episode of "MTV Unplugged" airs on television.
• November 27th, 1989: 107 people die when Pablo Escobar blows up Avianca Flight 203 in Colombia.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 28th, 1989, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• 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 28th, 1989 falls under the Snake.
• 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 28th, 1995, instead.

Weather on October 28th, 1989.

Historical weather information for October 28th, 1989.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 14.1 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit. 12.72 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 13.61 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 6.1cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 28th, 1989 was most likely conceived around February 4th, 1989.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 28th, 1989 is close to July 21st, 1990.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 28th, 1989.

• A total of 12,277 days have passed since this date.
• 1,753 weeks have passed.
• 1,060,732,800 seconds have passed since the October 28th, 1989.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,237,521,600 times.
• Since October 28th, 1989, the Earth has travelled approximately 547,338,124,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 176,788,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 91,223,021 steps. That's about 40,544 miles!
• Since this date, 12,728,794 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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