Born on 14 February 1988

At A Glance

14 February 1988 at a glance

Day of the week

14 February 1988 was a Sunday.

Kent Music Report No. 1

The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

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 14 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 February 1988 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 February 1988 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 February

• 1983 United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
• 1990 The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
• 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
• 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.
• 2005 YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

Famous people born on 14 February

• Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager (1951–2026)
• Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (1913–1975)
• Freddie Highmore, English actor (born 1992)
• Steve McNair, American football player (1973–2009)

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