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3 September 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 September 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 3 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 September 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 September 1988 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 3 September
- 1971 Qatar becomes an independent state.
- 1976 Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
- 1981 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
- 1987 In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 2001 In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
Famous people born on 3 September
- Kaia Gerber, American model and actress (born 2001)
- Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1965)
- Garrett Hedlund, American actor (born 1984)
- Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (born 1975)
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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