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13 June 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 June 1988 was a Monday.
- 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 13 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 June 1988 was New Moon.
On this day: 13 June
- 1981 At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1982 Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.
- 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- 1996 The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
- 1999 BMW win 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Famous people born on 13 June
- Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
- Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
- Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)
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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