Historical Events In 1988
Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Jan 01 Actress Kelly McGillis marries Fred Tillman. 


Jan 01 Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova is recorded as becoming an Australian Citizen. 


Jan 02 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania. 


Jan 02 Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement. 


Jan 03 Gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82. 


Jan 03 Israel orders 9 Palestinian "instigators" deported from W Beirut 


Jan 03 Margaret Thatcher is recorded as becoming longest-serving British PM this century 


Jan 05 "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 


Jan 05 Austrian President Waldheim's war record investigated 


Jan 06 Brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46 


Jan 08 Dow Jones down 140.58 points. 


Jan 08 Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator. 


Jan 08 US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas. 


Jan 09 English Earl of St Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli. 


Jan 09 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano. 


Jan 11 Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer 


Jan 11 USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics 


Jan 13 Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69. 


Jan 14 Georgy M Malenkov, PM of USSR (1953-55), dies at 86 


Jan 15 Arab uprising in Israel begins. 


Jan 15 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes 


Jan 15 Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Madras, world Test record 


Jan 15 Sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83. 


Jan 16 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live claims. 


Jan 16 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks 


Jan 17 Leslie Manigay elected President of Haiti 


Jan 18 Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board 


Jan 19 "48 Hours" premieres on CBS-TV 


Jan 19 Ballard Berkeley, actor (East meets West), dies at 83 


Jan 20 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham. 


Jan 20 Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86. 


Jan 21 Abraham Sofaer, actor (Naked Jungle, Elephant Walk), dies 


Jan 21 US accept immigration of 30000 US-Vietnamese children. 


Jan 22 Georgi M Malenkov, Russian premier (1953-55), dies at 86 


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