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12 November 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 November 1988 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Don't Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin.
- Top Film of 1988
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1988 was Rain Man.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1988
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1988 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 November 1988 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 12 November
- 1982 USSR: Yuri Andropov becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev.
- 1990 Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
- 1990 Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
- 1995 Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached.
- 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir.
Famous people born on 12 November
- Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
- Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)
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Events of 1988 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1988 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 January – The TV soap Home and Away is launched by Seven Network.
- 26 January – Australia Day, Australia celebrates its bicentennial day with the arrival of the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage and a tall ships parade in Sydney Harbour.
- 19 March – Nick Greiner and the Liberal Party win the 1988 New South Wales state election in a landside, removing the ALP government of Barrie Unsworth.
Life in Australia in 1988
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.55
Loaf of Bread
$1.02
Average House
$92,000
Weekly Wage
$470.00
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