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30 July 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 July 1988 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Age of Reason” by John Farnham.
- 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 30 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 July 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 July 1988 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 30 July
- 1974 Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1978 The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
- 1980 Vanuatu gains independence.
- 1980 Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
- 1981 As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, take to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
Famous people born on 30 July
- Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California (born 1947)
- Joey King, American actress (born 1999)
- Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
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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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