Saturday July 8, 1989
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It was Saturday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 8, 1989). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Ashly Perez and Yarden Gerbi.
In that special week of July people in US were listening to Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals.
In UK Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul was in the top 5 hits.
Cruising Bar, directed by Robert Ménard, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1989
while It'S Always Something by Gilda Radner was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Split Ends.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Future Wars or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 8 July 1989 ?
Holidays:
- Annual Soapy Smith wake, held each year in Skagway, Alaska in the Gold Rush Cemetery and in Hollywood, California at the Magic Castle
- Feast day of Saint Kilian
- Feast day of Saint Grimbald
Famous Birthdays:
- Ashly Perez: YouTube Star.
- Yarden Gerbi: Israeli martial artist.
- Tor Gromstad: Norwegian footballer (d. 2012).
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1989?
- LIFE: Jackie Kennedy Turns 60
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: The Sun -- July 3, 1989
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9179
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1989
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1989 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
- Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
- Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Madonna - Express Yourself
- Martika - Toy Soldiers
- Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night
- Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
- Richard Marx - Satisfied
- Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
- Expose - What You Don't Know
Top #10 R&B songs
- Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul (Featuring Caron Wheeler)
- Chuckii Booker - Turned Away
- Surface - Shower Me With Your Love
- The Jacksons - Nothin (That Compares 2 U)
- Levert - Gotta Get The Money
- Peabo Bryson - Show & Tell
- Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous
- Miles Jaye - Objective
- James Ingram - It's Real
- Vanessa Williams - Darlin' I
Top #10 Latin songs
- La Incondicional - Luis Miguel
- Jose Luis Rodriguez - BAILA MI RUMBA
- Ana Gabriel - Simplemente Amigos
- Te Amo - Franco de Vita
- Este Ritmo Se Baila Asi - Chayanne
- AMANDOTE Y SONANDOTE - Braulio
- Aunque mal paguen ellas - Roberto Carlos/Vicente Fernandez
- Extranandote - Rocio Durcal
- MALA SUERTE - Vikki Carr
- Amor De Noche - Rocio Jurado
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
It'S Always Something
To honor the twentieth anniversary of beloved comedienne Gilda Radner’s death from ovarian cancer comes a commemo- rative edition of her memoir, It’s Always Something—featuring a newly updated resource guide for
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The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw
The Night the Bear Ate GoombawMore witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybody's favorite expert on the subject, Patrick F.
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Sketches From A Life
Written originally as a series of entries in a travel diary and now considered one of the most important memoirs of our time, Sketches from a Life is George F.
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Polar Star
He made too many enemies. He lost his party membership. Once Moscow’s top criminal investigator, Arkady Renko now toils in obscurity on a Russian factory ship working with American trawlers in
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Genesis LPMud
Blast Off
Future Wars
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
