Monday 11 July 1988
It was Monday, under the sign of Cancer (see planets position on July 11, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
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 The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Barfuß ins Bett.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Goody or The Colony.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1988 or at July 11 across the years.
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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
- Feast Day of Saint Olga (first Russian Saint)
- United Nations - World Population Day
- Ireland - National Day of Commemoration held on nearest Sunday to this date (see Irish calendar).
- China - China National Maritime Day
- Flanders, region in Belgium (not a public holiday) - Flemish Day (1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs)
Famous Birthdays:
- Joan Smalls: Model.
- Étienne Capoue: French footballer.
- Roby Schinasi
- Yuka Iguchi: Japanese voice actress.
- Natalya Zhedik: Russian basketball player.
Facts:
- Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
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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
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 R&B songs
- Roses Are Red - The Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers
- 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
Top #10 Latin songs
- QUE TE PASA - Yuri
- TOCO MADERA - Raphael
- SUENO CONTIGO - Jose Luis Rodriguez
- Todo Por Ti - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- QUERIENDO Y NO - Isabel Pantoja
- Es un alma en pena - Lucia Mendez
- Braulio - EL VICIO DE TU BOCA
- LA ULTIMA LUNA - Emmanuel
- Dyango - AHORA
- DESESPERADO - Luis Enrique
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
- The Twist (Yo, Twist) - The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker
- Push It / Tramp - Salt-N-Pepa
- Bros - I Owe You Nothing
- Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Icarus Agenda
Colorado Congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term quietly when a political mole reveals his deepest secret: Kendrick was the anonymous hero who freed the hostages held by Arab terrorists in the American embassy in Masqat, and ...
More infoThe Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers
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
More infoA Brief History Of Time
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
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