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7 October 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 October 1988 was a Friday.
- 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 7 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 October 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 October 1988 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 7 October
- 1977 The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.
- 1987 Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
- 1988 A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
- 1993 The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
- 1996 Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
Famous people born on 7 October
- Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia (born 1952)
- Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor (born 1979)
- Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer (born 1959)
- John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1951)
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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