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10 November 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 November 1988 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1988
- The Irish chart song for 1988 was “Groovy Kind of Love” by Phil Collins.
- Top Film of 1988
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1988 was Rain Man.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 November 1988 was New Moon.
On this day: 10 November
- 1983 Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.
- 1989 Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.
- 1989 Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 1997 WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
- 1999 World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne.
Famous people born on 10 November
- Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
- Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
- Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
- Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1988 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1988 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 27 January – The Irish internet country code top-level domain.ie was registered.
- 29 February – The first edition of the Irish Daily Star newspaper went on sale.
- 19 March – Five thousand people gathered for an anti-apartheid rally at the General Post Office in Dublin.
Life in Ireland in 1988
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.22/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.52
Average House
£29,500
Weekly Wage
£75
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