Monday August 15, 1988

US date format: 8/15/1988, UK date format: 15/8/1988

It was Monday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 15, 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 Tiffanie Anderson and Mafer Cantu. 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. Betrayed, directed by Costa-Gavras, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988 while Zoya by Danielle Steel was one of the best selling books. On TV people were watching First Impressions. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Earthlight or Caveman Ugh-Lympics.
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Holidays

Hawaii ? Toro Nagashi (Floating Lantern Ceremony) to commemorate the end of the second world war
Poland ? Polish Armed Forces Day
Eastern Orthodoxy ? Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the commemoration of the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
RC Saints ? Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Holy Day of Obligation. Public Holiday in: Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, C(te d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia and Spain.
Acadie ? National Day
Egypt ? Flooding of the Nile Day
India ? Independence Day (from the United Kingdom, 1947)
Korea ? Liberation Day
Italy ? "Ferragosto", remembrance of an ancient Roman holiday in honor of Augustus (Feriae Augusti)
Liechtenstein ? Liechtenstein Day
Tuva ? Tuva Republic Day, Naadym
Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 3 saints: St. Alipius
St. Arnoul/Arnulphus
St. MacCartin/Ard/Aed
The Assumption of Mary - a holy day of obligation
Ancient Latvia ? M?ras
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