At A Glance

14 May 1988 at a glance

Day of the week
14 May 1988 was a Saturday.
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 14 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 May 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 May 1988 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 May

  • 1970 Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.
  • 1973 Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
  • 1987 Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
  • 2004 The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
  • 2004 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral.

Famous people born on 14 May

  • Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook (born 1984)
  • George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm (born 1944)
  • Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (born 1969)
  • Rob Gronkowski, American football player (born 1989)

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.
More events of 1988 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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