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22 October 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 October 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 22 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 October 1988 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 October
- 1975 The Soviet uncrewed space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus.
- 1981 The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August.
- 1987 John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.
- 1992 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.
- 1999 Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
Famous people born on 22 October
- Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
- Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
- Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
- Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 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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