What happened on Tuesday January 19, 1988?

About January 19th, 1988, in brief:

  • Historical events: The investigative news magazine '48 Hours' premiered on CBS-TV, introducing a groundbreaking format that would provide in-depth reporting on current events and criminal investigations. The show would go on to become a long-running and influential television program.
  • Day of the week: January 19th, 1988 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson
  • #1 UK song: Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle
  • Popular movie: Like Someone in Love directed by Abbas Kiarostami

More about January 19th, 1988? See below for more news and curiosities on January 19th, 1988.

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January 19, 1988: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 19, 1988:

  • 48 Hours TV Show Premiere The investigative news magazine '48 Hours' premiered on CBS-TV, introducing a groundbreaking format that would provide in-depth reporting on current events and criminal investigations. The show would go on to become a long-running and influential television program.
  • Christopher Nolan Wins Whitbread Book Prize Christopher Nolan, a disabled writer, was awarded the prestigious Whitbread Book of the Year prize, highlighting his exceptional literary talent and challenging perceptions about writers with disabilities.

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January 19, 1988: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 19, 1988?


January 19, 1988 was a Tuesday and it was the 19th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 19, 1988 can also be written as 1/19/1988 in the US and as 19/1/1988 in UK and Europe.

January 19, 1988 in January 1988 calendar

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Who was born on January 19, 1988?


Famous people born on January 19, 1988:

  • JaVale McGee

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  • Yusuke Yamamoto

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January 19, 1988: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 19, 1988:

  • Evgenij Aleksandrovič Mravinskij
  • Evgeny Mravinsky
  • Cesare Brandi

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January 19, 1988: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 19, 1988 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 18th and January 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 19, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 19, 1988 was The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson, according to the music chart for the week January 18th and January 24th.

  1. - The Way You Make Me Feel youtube
  2. - Need You Tonight youtube
  3. - Could've Been youtube
  4. - Got My Mind Set On You youtube
  5. - Hazy Shade Of Winter youtube

January 19, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 19, 1988 was Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle, according to the music chart for the week January 18th and January 24th.

  1. - Heaven Is A Place On Earth youtube
  2. - Always On My Mind youtube
  3. - House Arrest youtube
  4. - Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) youtube
  5. - Sign Your Name youtube

January 19, 1988: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 19, 1988 was Love Overboard by Gladys Knight And The Pips, according to the music chart for the week January 18th and January 24th.

  1. - Love Overboard
  2. - If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!
  3. - Love Changes
  4. - I Want Her youtube
  5. - Baby, Be Mine
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January 19, 1988: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 19th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 19, 1988: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 19, 1988 is Dragon and the associated element is Earth.

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January 19, 1988: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 19, 1988 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 19, 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 January 19, 1988 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 4% full, rising at 07:56 am and setting at 06:55 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 04, 1988 while the next full moon would come on Feb 02, 1988.

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How old is someone born on January 19, 1988?


Someone born on January 19, 1988 is:

37 years 3 months old,

or 447 months and 25 days old,

or 1947 weeks and 1 day old,

or 13630 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 19, 1988?

There are 250 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday January 19th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 19, 1988?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on January 19, 1988.

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