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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.
My Neighbor Totoro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Unforgettable Fire by Eamon Dunphy was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Bereitschaft Dr. Federau.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Face Off or First Queen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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My Neighbor Totoro
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Country: United States of America
The Moderns
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold
Colors
Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Starring: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks
The Night Before
Directed by: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin, Theresa Saldana, Trinidad Silva
Deep Space
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
Starring: Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, Ron Glass
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 05, 1988?
- Saint Geeraard
- The last day of the tax year in the United Kingdom.
- Blessed Kreszentia Hoess
- Saint Vincent Ferrer
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Holidays
- Democratic Convention picks Michael Dukakis as their Presidential Candidate
Events
- 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 Birthday
- Alf Kjellin: Swedish actor / director (Juggler).
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 05, 1988?
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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
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Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- The Jets - Rocket 2 U
- Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
- Pebbles - Girlfriend
- Keith Sweat - I Want Her
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Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Teena Marie - Ooo La La La
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Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
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Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
- Da'Butt (From The Film "School Daze") - E.U.
- Wasn't I Good To Ya? - da'Krash
- Gladys Knight And The Pips - Lovin' On Next To Nothin'
- Levert - Sweet Sensation
- Full Force - All In My Mind
- That's What Love Is - Miki Howard (Duet With Gerald Levert)
- Gavin Christopher - You Are Who You Love
Top #10 R&B songs
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Bereitschaft Dr. Federau
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
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?
Unforgettable Fire
By: Eamon Dunphy
U2 has always been a band shrouded in mystery. Now, for the first time ever, comes a painstakingly detailed and honest account of the remarkable band from Ireland whose political, spiritual
Love, Medicine & Miracles
By: Bernie S. Siegel
Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system. The truth is: love heals. Miracles happen to exceptional patients every day - patients who have the courage to love, those who have the courage to work with their …
The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers
By: Paul Kennedy
About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new
The Shell Seekers
By: Rosamunde Pilcher
"A huge warm saga . . . A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence." --Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book ReviewFor the first time ever in trade
King Of The Murgos
By: David Eddings
Guided by the Orb of the God Aldur, Garion and Ce'Nedrea begin a great quest to rescue their kidnapped child. Making their way through the foul swamps of Nyisssa, then into
Videogames
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