What happened on Saturday April 02, 1988?

About April 2nd, 1988, in brief:

  • Historical events: Curtly Ambrose made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies national team in a match against Pakistan in Georgetown, Guyana. This marked the beginning of a legendary fast bowling career for one of the most intimidating bowlers in cricket history.
  • Day of the week: April 2nd, 1988 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson
  • #1 UK song: Heart by Pet Shop Boys
  • Popular movie: Like Someone in Love directed by Abbas Kiarostami

More about April 2nd, 1988? See below for more news and curiosities on April 2nd, 1988.

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April 02, 1988: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 02, 1988:

  • Curtly Ambrose's Test Cricket Debut Curtly Ambrose made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies national team in a match against Pakistan in Georgetown, Guyana. This marked the beginning of a legendary fast bowling career for one of the most intimidating bowlers in cricket history.
  • Horse Racing Mile Record Set Simply Majestic set a remarkable horse racing record for the 1-1/8 mile distance, completing the race in an impressive time of 1 minute and 45 seconds.

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April 02, 1988: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was April 02, 1988?


April 02, 1988 was a Saturday and it was the 93rd day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 02, 1988 can also be written as 4/2/1988 in the US and as 2/4/1988 in UK and Europe.

April 02, 1988 in April 1988 calendar

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Who was born on April 02, 1988?


Famous people born on April 02, 1988:

  • Jesse Plemons
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April 02, 1988: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 02, 1988:

  • Jenő Barcsay

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April 02, 1988: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 02, 1988 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 28th and April 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 02, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 02, 1988 was Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson, according to the music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

  1. - Man In The Mirror youtube
  2. - Endless Summer Nights youtube
  3. - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car youtube
  4. - Out Of The Blue youtube
  5. - I Want Her youtube

April 02, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 02, 1988 was Heart by Pet Shop Boys, according to the music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

  1. - Heart youtube
  2. - Drop The Boy youtube
  3. - Love Changes (Everything) youtube
  4. - Don't Turn Around youtube
  5. - Could've Been youtube

April 02, 1988: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 02, 1988 was Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby, according to the music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

  1. - Wishing Well youtube
  2. - Man In The Mirror youtube
  3. - Ooo La La La
  4. - Lovey Dovey
  5. - Fishnet
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April 02, 1988: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 2nd is Aries.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 02, 1988: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 02, 1988 is Dragon and the associated element is Earth.

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April 02, 1988: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 02, 1988 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 02, 1988 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 02, 1988 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 06:57 pm and setting at 06:55 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 03, 1988 while the next full moon would come on May 01, 1988.

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How old is someone born on April 02, 1988?


Someone born on April 02, 1988 is:

37 years 1 month old,

or 445 months and 12 days old,

or 1936 weeks and 4 days old,

or 13556 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 02, 1988?

There are 324 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday April 2nd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 02, 1988?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on April 02, 1988.

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