Page 2: Historical Events In 1988

Jan 23   45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas   

Jan 23   62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76).   

Jan 23   Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, complete inaugural nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands   

Jan 23   Sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed   

Jan 24   Ben Johnson named the Associated Press (AP) male athlete of the year, the inaugural Canadian track athlete so honoured   

Jan 24   Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91   

Jan 24   inaugural WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan claims.   

Jan 25   15th American Music Award Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston.   

Jan 25   Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87   

Jan 25   In this year, George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab"   

Jan 25   Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname.   

Jan 25   Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in the Iran-Contra affair   

Jan 26   "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 4000+ performances.   

Jan 26   Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor   

Jan 26   CIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares.   

Jan 27   Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court.   

Jan 28   Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional.   

Jan 29   Bantcho Bantchevsky US opera singer, commits suicide   

Jan 29   Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15   

Jan 29   Rogier van Otterloo Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46   

Jan 29   Talks break down between Sandinistas and Contras.   

Jan 29   United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds.   

Jan 30   Cornelia D "Corry" Spark, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 85   

Jan 30   Hansie Cronje gets a pair in 2nd 1st-class game (OFS vs N Tvl)   

Jan 31   Barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70000 gallons of oil.   

Feb 01   Heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12.   

Feb 02   David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184 vs England at Sydney.   

Feb 04   Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges   

Feb 05   Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham.   

Feb 05   Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.   

Feb 05   Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US grand jury for drugs.   

Feb 05   The inaugural prime-time wrestling match in 30 years-Andre the Giant beats Hulk Hogan.   

Feb 06   Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64.   

Feb 07   Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens.   

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Jun 07   Milan lucic: Canadian hockey player (boston bruins)   

Jun 07   Michael cera: American actor   

Jul 12   Melissa o'neil: Canadian singer   

Jul 13   Steven r. mcqueen: American actor   

Aug 07   Melody oliveria: American internet blogger   

Sep 02   Ishant sharma: Indian cricketer   

Oct 23   Nicolaj agger: Danish football player   

Nov 06   Erik lund: Swedish footballer   

Jan 01   Leo steiner: Ny carnegie deli's owner,   

Jan 03   Gaston eyskens: Pm of belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72),    

Jan 04   Lily laskine: French harpist (b. 1893)   

Jan 05   "pistol pete" mavarich: Nbaer (atlanta),    

Jan 06   Brent collins: Soap actor (another world),    

Jan 07   Trevor howard: Actor (ryan's daughter),    

Jan 08   Frank pace jr: Us secretary of army (1950-53),   

Jan 11   Gregory (pappy) boyington: Ace ww ii pilot,