The almanac
The 1988 Edition
Limited to about 141 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1988. About 121 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1988
- Calgary hosted the Winter OlympicsThe Canadian city welcomed the world's winter athletes for 16 days of competition.February 13 · Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit hit theatersCartoon stars and live actors shared the screen in Disney's mystery comedy.June 22 · Source: The Numbers
- Flo-Jo ran 100 meters in 10.49Florence Griffith Joyner set a women's world record that still stood decades later.July 16 · Source: Guinness World Records
- The space shuttle flew againDiscovery lifted off, the first American crewed launch in 32 months.September 29 · Source: NASA
- Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT computerHis all-black cube brought an optical disc drive to personal computers.October 12 · Source: Computer History Museum
- Roseanne premiered on ABCA sitcom about a working-class family in fictional Lanford, Illinois, began its run.October 18 · Source: The Paley Center for Media
Famous people born in 1988
- RihannaBarbadian singer and businesswoman · born February 20
- Mesut ÖzilTurkish-German association football player · born October 15
- Sergio AgüeroArgentine association football player · born June 2
- Rupert GrintEnglish actor · born August 24
- Vanessa HudgensAmerican actress and singer · born December 14
- Ángel Di MaríaArgentine footballer · born February 14
- Conchita WurstAustrian singer and drag queen · born November 6
- Sergio BusquetsSpanish association football player · born July 16
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1988
- FaithGeorge Michael · first week at No. 1: January 2, 1988
- So EmotionalWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: January 9, 1988
- Got My Mind Set On YouGeorge Harrison · first week at No. 1: January 16, 1988
- The Way You Make Me FeelMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: January 23, 1988
- Need You TonightINXS · first week at No. 1: January 30, 1988
- Could've BeenTiffany · first week at No. 1: February 6, 1988
- Seasons ChangeExpose · first week at No. 1: February 20, 1988
- Father FigureGeorge Michael · first week at No. 1: February 27, 1988
- Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley · first week at No. 1: March 12, 1988
- Man In The MirrorMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: March 26, 1988
- Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarBilly Ocean · first week at No. 1: April 9, 1988
- Where Do Broken Hearts GoWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: April 23, 1988
- Wishing WellTerence Trent D'Arby · first week at No. 1: May 7, 1988
- Anything For YouGloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine · first week at No. 1: May 14, 1988
- One More TryGeorge Michael · first week at No. 1: May 28, 1988
- Together ForeverRick Astley · first week at No. 1: June 18, 1988
- Foolish BeatDebbie Gibson · first week at No. 1: June 25, 1988
- Dirty DianaMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: July 2, 1988
- The FlameCheap Trick · first week at No. 1: July 9, 1988
- Hold On To The NightsRichard Marx · first week at No. 1: July 23, 1988
- Roll With ItSteve Winwood · first week at No. 1: July 30, 1988
- MonkeyGeorge Michael · first week at No. 1: August 27, 1988
- Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses · first week at No. 1: September 10, 1988
- Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")Bobby McFerrin · first week at No. 1: September 24, 1988
- Love BitesDef Leppard · first week at No. 1: October 8, 1988
- Red Red WineUB40 · first week at No. 1: October 15, 1988
- Groovy Kind Of LovePhil Collins · first week at No. 1: October 22, 1988
- Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )The Beach Boys · first week at No. 1: November 5, 1988
- Wild, Wild WestThe Escape Club · first week at No. 1: November 12, 1988
- Bad MedicineBon Jovi · first week at No. 1: November 19, 1988
- Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWill To Power · first week at No. 1: December 3, 1988
- Look AwayChicago · first week at No. 1: December 10, 1988
- Every Rose Has Its ThornPoison · first week at No. 1: December 24, 1988
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1988. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1988
- Older than The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered as a TV series on Fox on December 17, 1989.
- Older than the Hubble telescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990.
- Older than the WebTim Berners-Lee first announced the World Wide Web software publicly, on an Internet newsgroup on August 6, 1991.
- Older than the text messageThe first text message (SMS) was sent: "Merry Christmas" on December 3, 1992.
- Younger than The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show began airing nationally in the US on September 8, 1986.
- Younger than WindowsMicrosoft shipped the first retail version of Windows on November 20, 1985.
- Younger than the NESThe Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) launched in New York (month only; the day is not given by the source) on October 1, 1985.