Monday July 11, 1988
US date format: 7/11/1988, UK date format: 11/7/1988
It was Monday, under the sign of Cancer (see birth chart on July 11, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Joan Smalls and Étienne Capoue.
In that special week of July people in US were listening to The Flame by Cheap Trick.
In UK Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You by Glenn Medeiros was in the top 5 hits.
Saturday Night Out, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while For The Record by Donald T. Regan was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Brainstorm.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Draconus or Inside Outing.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of July 11, 1988?
Holidays
- Mongolia - Naadam Holiday
- Feast Day of Saint Benedict (founder of the Benedictine Order)
- United States: Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven (most locations do this - get a free 7.11oz Slurpee on 7-11).
- Bonfire night in Northern Ireland, precursor to The_Twelfth
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Events
- Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
Famous Birthday
- Joan Smalls: Model.
- Étienne Capoue: French footballer.
- Roby Schinasi
- Yuka Iguchi: Japanese voice actress.
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Saturday Night Out
Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis
Starring: Heather Sears, John Bonney, Bernard Lee, Erika Remberg
Mr. North
Directed by: Danny Huston
Starring: Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton
Die Hard
Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Country: United States of America
Akira
Directed by: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Country: United States of America
Midnight Run
Directed by: Martin Brest
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton
Country: United States of America
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 11, 1988?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
- The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)
- Salt-N-Pepa - Push It / Tramp
- Bros - I Owe You Nothing
- Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
Top #10 R&B songs
- The Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers - Roses Are Red
- Sade - Paradise
- Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
- Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff
- New Edition - If It Isn't Love
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
- Gregory Abbott - I'll Prove It To You
- Al B. Sure! - Off On Your Own (Girl)
- James Brown - I'm Real
- Troop - Mamacita
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Brainstorm
Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
The Big Picture
Directed by: Eric Lartigau
Wheel of Fortune
Odos Antheon
The Kate Robbins Show
Days to next July 11
If July 11, 1988 is your birthday you're 32 years, 1 month, 2 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 10 months, 28 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in July 1988?
- LIFE: Mike Tyson And Robin Givens
- Time: Magnifico' mural of Edward James Olmos painted by Joe L. Gonzalez on a gray concrete-block wall jus
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9125
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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For The Record
By: Donald T. Regan
In this provocative and stunningly insightful memoir, Donald T. Regan takes us down the corridors of power in Washington and into the heart of the Reagan Administration.
Generation Of Swine
By: Hunter S. Thompson
From the bestselling author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the legendary Hunter S. Thompson’s second volume of the “Gonzo Papers” is back.
Love In The Time Of Cholera
By: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic.
A Brief History Of Time
By: Stephen W. Hawking
Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to
Picasso
By: Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
[Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.] [Read by Nadia May] This landmark biography penetrates the barriers of legend to bring to full and intimate life a man whose burning passions--for
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Draconus
Inside Outing
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf
Freedom Force
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
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