Tuesday September 20, 1988
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It was Tuesday, under the sign of Virgo (see planets position on September 20, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Dounia Coesens and Ayano Omoto.
In that special week of September people in US were listening to Don't Worry Be Happy (Edit) by Bobby McFerrin.
In UK Groovy Kind Of Love by Phil Collins was in the top 5 hits.
Heathers, directed by Michael Lehmann, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Starting from Scratch.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Battle Chess or Crosswize.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Famous Birthdays:
- Dounia Coesens
- Ayano Omoto
- Khabib Nurmagomedov: Athlete.
- Matthias : YouTube Star.
- Sergei Bobrovsky: Russian ice hockey player.
- Arisa Sato: Japanese model and actress.
Famous Deaths:
- Roy Kinnear: Actor (Casanova, Pirates, Scrooge, Help!), dies at 54.
Facts:
- Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run
- Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving
- Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in September 1988?
- LIFE: Paul Newmans Camp
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Sep. 19, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9136
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of September 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (Edit)
- Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
- Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You
- Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
- Def Leppard - Love Bites
- Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World
- Peter Cetera - One Good Woman
- New Edition - If It Isn't Love
- Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool
- Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel
Top #10 R&B songs
- Jeffrey Osborne - She's On The Left
- Levert - Addicted To You
- Pebbles - Take Your Time
- Tony Toni Tone - Born Not To Know
- Shake Your Thang - Salt-N-Pepa Featuring E.U.
- Teddy Pendergrass - 2 A.M.
- Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
- Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci McGhee) - Make It Last Forever
- A Nightmare On My Street - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- James Brown - Static
Top #10 Latin songs
- Franco - MARIA
- Marisela - YA NO
- TOCO MADERA - Raphael
- SENTADO A LA VERA DEL CAMINO - EYDIE GORME Y ROBERTO CARLOS
- Es un alma en pena - Lucia Mendez
- QUE SERA - Emmanuel
- MALA NOCHE NO - Veronica Castro
- QUE TE PASA - Yuri
- ESTE AMOR QUE HAY QUE CALLAR - Yolandita Monge
- Atrapame y condename - Jorge Muniz
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Breathing Lessons
Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years–and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each other’s eccentricities.
More infoTo Be The Best
Enthralling sequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's universally loved novels, A Woman of Substance and Hold The Dream. Set in Yorkshire, Hong Kong and America, this remarkable contemporary novel continues the
More infoShining Through
It's 1940 and Linda Voss, legal secretary extraordinaire, has a secret. She's head over heels in love with her boss, John Berringer, the pride of the Ivy League.
More infoTill We Meet Again
Eve dared. . . Eve, with passion that overruled her total innocence, ran away from home to live in unrepentant sin; won stardom singing on the stage of the Parisian music
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