What happened on Wednesday January 06, 1988?

About January 6th, 1988, in brief:

  • Historical events: A significant winter storm swept through the Southern Plains, Southeastern, and Mid-Atlantic states, causing widespread disruption with heavy snowfall, sleet, and freezing rain. The severe weather event led to treacherous road conditions, potential infrastructure damage, and significant challenges for local communities in managing transportation and daily activities.
  • Day of the week: January 6th, 1988 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: So Emotional by Whitney Houston
  • #1 UK song: Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle
  • Popular movie: Like Someone in Love directed by Abbas Kiarostami

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January 06, 1988: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 06, 1988:

  • Major Winter Storm Impacts Southern United States A significant winter storm swept through the Southern Plains, Southeastern, and Mid-Atlantic states, causing widespread disruption with heavy snowfall, sleet, and freezing rain. The severe weather event led to treacherous road conditions, potential infrastructure damage, and significant challenges for local communities in managing transportation and daily activities.

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January 06, 1988: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 06, 1988?


January 06, 1988 was a Wednesday and it was the 6th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 06, 1988 can also be written as 1/6/1988 in the US and as 6/1/1988 in UK and Europe.

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January 06, 1988: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 06, 1988:

  • Arturo De Vecchi

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January 06, 1988: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 06, 1988 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 4th and January 10th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 06, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 06, 1988 was So Emotional by Whitney Houston, according to the music chart for the week January 4th and January 10th.

  1. - So Emotional youtube
  2. - Got My Mind Set On You youtube
  3. - Faith youtube
  4. - Is This Love youtube
  5. - The Way You Make Me Feel youtube

January 06, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 06, 1988 was Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle, according to the music chart for the week January 4th and January 10th.

  1. - Heaven Is A Place On Earth youtube
  2. - Always On My Mind youtube
  3. - House Arrest youtube
  4. - Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) youtube
  5. - Sign Your Name youtube

January 06, 1988: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 06, 1988 was The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson, according to the music chart for the week January 4th and January 10th.

  1. - The Way You Make Me Feel youtube
  2. - My Forever Love
  3. - If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!
  4. - Love Overboard
  5. - So Emotional youtube
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January 06, 1988: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 6th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 06, 1988: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 06, 1988 is Dragon and the associated element is Earth.

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January 06, 1988: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 06, 1988 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 06, 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 January 06, 1988 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 89% full, rising at 07:12 pm and setting at 09:38 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 04, 1988 while the next full moon would come on Feb 02, 1988.

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How old is someone born on January 06, 1988?


Someone born on January 06, 1988 is:

37 years 4 months old,

or 448 months and 7 days old,

or 1948 weeks and 6 days old,

or 13642 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 06, 1988?

There are 238 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday January 6th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 06, 1988?

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