Thursday October 6, 1988
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It was Thursday, under the sign of Libra (see planets position on October 6, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Maki Horikita and Kat Sketch.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Love Bites by Def Leppard.
In UK One Moment In Time by Whitney Houston was in the top 5 hits.
Another Woman, directed by Woody Allen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Prime Time by Joan Collins was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Starting from Scratch.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Demon's Winter or Hundra.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Judaism - Fast of Gedalia (2005)
- Egypt - National Day or Victory Day; celebrates the results of the October war in 1973
- U.S. - German-American Day observed since 1987; Mad Hatter Day
- French Republican Calendar - �ne (Donkey) Day, fifteenth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Ireland - Ivy Day, formerly honoring the Irish revolutionary Padraig Pearse, commemmorates the death of Charles Stewart Parnell.
- Also see October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- RC Saints - Saint Bruno, St Faith
Famous Birthdays:
- Maki Horikita: Japanese model and actress.
- Kat Sketch: YouTube Star.
Facts:
- Oakland Athletics sweep Boston Red Sox in four games for American League pennant.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1988?
- LIFE: Sigourney Weaver With Gorilla
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: John Sasso & James Bakker -- Oct. 3, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9138
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Def Leppard - Love Bites
- Red Red Wine '88 - UB40
- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (Edit)
- Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel
- Peter Cetera - One Good Woman
- Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
- Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You
- Information Society - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
- New Kids On The Block - Please Don't Go Girl
Top #10 R&B songs
- Levert - Addicted To You
- Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
- Teddy Pendergrass - 2 A.M.
- Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us
- Karyn White - The Way You Love Me
- Jeffrey Osborne - She's On The Left
- Tony Toni Tone - Born Not To Know
- Johnny Kemp - Dancin' With Myself
- George Benson - Let's Do It Again
- New Edition - You're Not My Kind Of Girl
Top #10 Latin songs
- Franco - MARIA
- Marisela - YA NO
- SENTADO A LA VERA DEL CAMINO - EYDIE GORME Y ROBERTO CARLOS
- QUE SERA - Emmanuel
- Es un alma en pena - Lucia Mendez
- Angela Carrasco - BOCA ROSA
- MALA NOCHE NO - Veronica Castro
- ESTE AMOR QUE HAY QUE CALLAR - Yolandita Monge
- TOCO MADERA - Raphael
- VERGUENZA ME DA QUERERTE - Jose Jose
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Prime Time
Envy, hatred and violence intensify within a tangled web of relationships, and the ugliness and danger that lie under the surface of Hollywood glamour are revealed in a story about five
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The Cardinal Of The Kremlin
Two men possess vital data on Russia’s Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL—America's highest agent in the Kremlin—and he's about to be terminated by the KGB.
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Breathing Lessons
Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years–and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each other’s eccentricities.
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Transformation
The author of Communion has seen a new vision of this magnificent, mysterious, and fiercely alive universe through the shattering effects of an assault from the unknown.
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