Tuesday April 05, 1988
US date format: 4/5/1988, UK date format: 5/4/1988
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Aries (see birth chart on April 5, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Xin Wang (actress) and Quade Cooper.
In that special week of April people in US were listening to Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car by Billy Ocean.
In UK Heart by Pet Shop Boys was in the top 5 hits.
Grave of the Fireflies, directed by Isao Takahata, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Battle Cry Of Freedom by James M. McPherson was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Der Geisterwald oder Des Raben Rache.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Chelnov or Caveman Ugh-Lympics.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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Grave of the Fireflies
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Country: United States of America
My Neighbor Totoro
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Country: United States of America
Colors
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Starring: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks
The Moderns
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold
The Night Before
Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin, Theresa Saldana, Trinidad Silva
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 05, 1988?
Holidays
- Saint Vincent Ferrer
- Saint Geeraard
- The last day of the tax year in the United Kingdom.
- Blessed Kreszentia Hoess
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Events
- Democratic Convention picks Michael Dukakis as their Presidential Candidate
Famous Birthday
- Xin Wang (actress)
- Quade Cooper: Rugby Player.
- Jon Kwang-ik: North Korean footballer.
- Mylène Adam: French woman with headaches since her...
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Famous Deaths
- Alf Kjellin: Swedish actor / director (Juggler).
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 05, 1988?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
- Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
- Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
- INXS - Devil Inside
- Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- The Jets - Rocket 2 U
- Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
- Pebbles - Girlfriend
- Keith Sweat - I Want Her
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- Teena Marie - Ooo La La La
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
- Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
- E.U. - Da'Butt (From The Film "School Daze")
- da'Krash - Wasn't I Good To Ya?
- Gladys Knight And The Pips - Lovin' On Next To Nothin'
- Levert - Sweet Sensation
- Full Force - All In My Mind
- Miki Howard (Duet With Gerald Levert) - That's What Love Is
- Gavin Christopher - You Are Who You Love
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Der Geisterwald oder Des Raben Rache
Red Dwarf
Written by: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Starring: Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adventures Beyond Belief
Directed by: Marcus Tompson
El extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar
Transformers: Chôjin Master Force
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in April 1988?
- LIFE: Flight 225 Plane Crash
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Israel at 40 -- Apr. 4, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9111
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Battle Cry Of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War.James
Treasure
By: Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler, author of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestseller brings us beloved character Dirk Pitt, who discovers a trail leading straight to priceless treasures.
The Cat Who Came For Christmas
By: Cleveland Amory
'Twas the night before Christmas when a bedraggled white feline enters the heart--and home--of Cleveland Amory. To say it is a friendly takeover is an understatement.
The Tommyknockers
By: Stephen King
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic, terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller about a terrifying otherworldly discovery and the effects it has a on a small town.“Late
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Chelnov
Final Blow
Fire King
Battle Chess
Caveman Ugh-Lympics
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