What happened on Saturday January 30, 1988?

About January 30th, 1988, in brief:

  • Historical events: Hansie Cronje, a prominent South African cricketer who would later become infamous for match-fixing, experienced a challenging start to his first-class cricket career by scoring a pair (zero runs in both innings) in his second match for Orange Free State against Northern Transvaal.
  • Day of the week: January 30th, 1988 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Need You Tonight by INXS
  • #1 UK song: I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany
  • Popular movie: Like Someone in Love directed by Abbas Kiarostami

More about January 30th, 1988? See below for more news and curiosities on January 30th, 1988.

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January 30, 1988: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 30, 1988:

  • Hansie Cronje's Early Cricket Struggle Hansie Cronje, a prominent South African cricketer who would later become infamous for match-fixing, experienced a challenging start to his first-class cricket career by scoring a pair (zero runs in both innings) in his second match for Orange Free State against Northern Transvaal.

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January 30, 1988: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 30, 1988?


January 30, 1988 was a Saturday and it was the 30th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 30, 1988 can also be written as 1/30/1988 in the US and as 30/1/1988 in UK and Europe.

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January 30, 1988: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 30, 1988 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 25th and January 31st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 30, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 30, 1988 was Need You Tonight by INXS, according to the music chart for the week January 25th and January 31st.

  1. - Need You Tonight youtube
  2. - Could've Been youtube
  3. - Hazy Shade Of Winter youtube
  4. - The Way You Make Me Feel youtube
  5. - Seasons Change youtube

January 30, 1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 30, 1988 was I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany, according to the music chart for the week January 25th and January 31st.

  1. - I Think We're Alone Now youtube
  2. - When Will I Be Famous youtube
  3. - I Should Be So Lucky youtube
  4. - Tell It To My Heart youtube
  5. - Candle In The Wind (Live) youtube

January 30, 1988: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 30, 1988 was I Want Her by Keith Sweat, according to the music chart for the week January 25th and January 31st.

  1. - I Want Her youtube
  2. - Love Changes
  3. - Love Overboard
  4. - If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!
  5. - Baby, Be Mine
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January 30, 1988: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 30th is Aquarius.

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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 30, 1988: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 30, 1988 is Dragon and the associated element is Earth.

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January 30, 1988: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 30, 1988 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 30, 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 30, 1988 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 94% full, rising at 01:57 pm and setting at 06:07 am.

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 30, 1988?


Someone born on January 30, 1988 is:

37 years 3 months old,

or 447 months and 13 days old,

or 1945 weeks and 3 days old,

or 13618 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 30, 1988?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 30, 1988?

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