What happened on Sunday December 18, 1988?

About December 18th, 1988, in brief:

  • Historical events: Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in the Cricket Women's World Cup, demonstrating their dominance in international women's cricket.
  • Day of the week: December 18th, 1988 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Look Away by Chicago
  • #1 UK song: Mistletoe And Wine by Cliff Richard
  • Popular movie: Like Someone in Love directed by Abbas Kiarostami

More about December 18th, 1988? See below for more news and curiosities on December 18th, 1988.

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December 18, 1988: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 18, 1988:

  • Australia Wins Women's Cricket World Cup Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in the Cricket Women's World Cup, demonstrating their dominance in international women's cricket.
  • Seattle Seahawks First Division Title The Seattle Seahawks clinched their first-ever division title with an impressive 9-7 record, marking a significant milestone in the team's history.
  • Jets Eliminate Giants from Playoffs In the 5th meeting between the San Francisco Giants and New York Jets, the Jets secured a decisive victory that eliminated the Giants from playoff contention.

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December 18, 1988: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 18, 1988: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Atlanta Falcons - New Orleans Saints : 9 - 10
  • Buffalo Bills - Indianapolis Colts : 14 - 17
  • Detroit Lions - Tampa Bay Buccaneers : 10 - 21
  • Green Bay Packers - Phoenix Cardinals : 26 - 17
  • Houston Oilers - Cleveland Browns : 23 - 28
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What day of the week was December 18, 1988?


December 18, 1988 was a Sunday and it was the 353rd day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 18, 1988 can also be written as 12/18/1988 in the US and as 18/12/1988 in UK and Europe.

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December 18, 1988: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 18, 1988 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 12th and December 18th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 18, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 18, 1988 was Look Away by Chicago, according to the music chart for the week December 12th and December 18th.

  1. - Look Away youtube
  2. - Every Rose Has Its Thorn youtube
  3. - Giving You The Best That I Got youtube
  4. - My Prerogative youtube
  5. - Waiting For A Star To Fall youtube

December 18, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 18, 1988 was Mistletoe And Wine by Cliff Richard, according to the music chart for the week December 12th and December 18th.

  1. - Mistletoe And Wine youtube
  2. - Especially For You youtube
  3. - Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night youtube
  4. - Suddenly youtube
  5. - First Time youtube

December 18, 1988: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 18, 1988 was Everything I Miss At Home by Cherrelle, according to the music chart for the week December 12th and December 18th.

  1. - Everything I Miss At Home
  2. - Dial My Heart
  3. - Tumblin' Down
  4. - Oasis
  5. - Smooth Criminal
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December 18, 1988: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 18th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 18, 1988: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 18, 1988 is Dragon and the associated element is Earth.

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December 18, 1988: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 18, 1988 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 18, 1988 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 18, 1988 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 82% full, rising at 12:57 pm and setting at 03:27 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 23, 1988 while the next full moon would come on Dec 23, 1988.

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How old is someone born on December 18, 1988?


Someone born on December 18, 1988 is:

36 years 4 months old,

or 436 months and 5 days old,

or 1896 weeks and 3 days old,

or 13275 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 18, 1988?

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