Historical Events In 1988
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Aug 16 Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis on this day in history.
Aug 16 Milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
Aug 17 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday on this day in history.
Aug 17 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday on this day in history.
Aug 17 In the year 1988 lIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991
Aug 17 Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq pres of Pakistan (1978-88), dies at 63 in plane crash on this day in history.
Aug 17 NYC 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) on this day in history.
Aug 18 Alexandr V Shchukin, Russian cosmonaut, dies in SU-26 crash at 42 in the year 1988.
Aug 18 On this day in history fDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment
Aug 18 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million on this day in history.
Aug 18 On this day in history republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket
Aug 19 In the year 1988 iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)
Aug 20 In the Nepal-India border region a 6.6 quake killed 721, 6,553 injured and 64,470 buildings damaged in eastern Nepal on this day in history.
Aug 21 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war on this day in history.
Aug 21 On this day in history hans Gunther Adler, German writer, dies at 78
Aug 22 In the year 1988 australia unveils first platinum coin (Koala)
Aug 22 NBC premieres "Later" with Bob Costas (1st guest Linda Ellerbee) on this day in history.
Aug 23 On this day in history mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
Aug 24 In the year 1988 leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49
Aug 25 Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston on this day in history.
Aug 25 NASA launches space vehicle S-214 on this day in history.
Aug 25 Price Daniel, (Gov/Sen-D-Texas), dies at 77 in the year 1988.
Aug 25 On this day in history romanian Chess master Mihai Suba and his son defect to the West during an international tournament in London
Aug 26 Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies in the year 1988.
Aug 28 70 killed in crash of 3 Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany on this day in history.
Aug 28 On this day in history hazel Dawn, US singer/actress (Under Clover, Margie), dies at 98
Aug 29 USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir on this day in history.
Aug 30 Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen in the year 1988.
Aug 30 Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills on this day in history.
Aug 31 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins on this day in history.
Aug 31 In the year 1988 a Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers.
Sep 01 Leonor Sullivan, (Rep-D-Missouri, 1955-77), dies at 86 in the year 1988.
Sep 02 In the year 1988 amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
Sep 03 Heidi Ittermann was born! on this day in history.
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