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22 November 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 November 1988 was a Tuesday.
- 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 22 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 November 1988 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 November
- 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
- 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
- 2004 The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
Famous people born on 22 November
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
- Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)
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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