Saturday August 13, 1988
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It was Saturday, under the sign of Leo (see planets position on August 13, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include MØ (singer) and Servando Carrasco.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to Roll With It by Steve Winwood.
In UK The Only Way Is Up by Yazz & The Plastic Population was in the top 5 hits.
Crossing Delancey, directed by Joan Micklin Silver, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Riding The Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Encadenados.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Forgotten Worlds or Freedom Force.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Holidays:
- International Lefthanders Day
- St. Wigbert
- RC saints - Pontianus and Hippolytus, Radegunde (help against the pox), Cassianus of Imola (patron of shorthand-writers)
- In Brasil, Friday 13 August (agosto) is considered to be especially filled with sorrow (desgosto)
- Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 6 saints: St. Hippolytus
- St. Cassian
- St. John Berchmans
- St. John Bosco
- St. Radegund
- Roman festivals - Vertumnalias in honor of Vertumnus, and also Diana, on the Aventine hill
Famous Birthdays:
- MØ (singer)
- Servando Carrasco: Soccer Player.
- Ryan Villopoto: Motorcycle Racer.
- MØ : Danish singer and songwriter signed to Sony Music Entertainment.
- Keith Benson: American basketball player.
- Brandon Workman: American baseball player.
- Mo : Pop Singer.
Famous Deaths:
- Otto E Passman: American politician (Representative-Democrat-Louisiana, 1947-77), dies at age 88.
Facts:
- Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens
- US beats Jamaica 5-1, in second round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- Ronald J Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, British Columbia to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 min.
- Boston Red Sox win American League record 24 straight home games.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1988?
- LIFE: PeeWee Herman
- Time: Katie Davis
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9129
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Steve Winwood - Roll With It
- Breathe - Hands To Heaven
- Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
- Gloria Estefan - 1-2-3
- Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
- Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
- George Michael - Monkey
- Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights
- Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
Top #10 R&B songs
- Al B. Sure! - Off On Your Own (Girl)
- Troop - Mamacita
- Rick James Featuring Roxanne Shante - Loosey's Rap
- Guy - Groove Me
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
- R.J.'S Latest Arrival - Off The Hook (With Your Love)
- Freddie Jackson - Nice 'N' Slow
- Loose Ends - Watching You
- Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci McGhee) - Make It Last Forever
- Shirley Murdock - Husband
Top #10 Latin songs
- QUE TE PASA - Yuri
- TOCO MADERA - Raphael
- Es un alma en pena - Lucia Mendez
- Franco - MARIA
- SUENO CONTIGO - Jose Luis Rodriguez
- Marisela - YA NO
- Todo Por Ti - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- LA ULTIMA LUNA - Emmanuel
- Tierra - TE QUIERO
- The Jets - Alla tu
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Riding The Iron Rooster
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey
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People Like Us
Before they had Too Much Money, the inhabitants of Dominick Dunne’s glitzy, gossipy New York Times bestselling novels were People Like Us.The
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The 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
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