Page 14: Historical Events In 1988

Sep 27   Grand jury evidence shows Tawana Brawley fabricated rape story   

Sep 27   Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ`s burial cloth.   

Sep 27   Senate votes for major federal tax code changes.   

Sep 27   William V Shannon, US ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61   

Sep 28   Bronx Museum for the Arts opens.   

Sep 28   Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94   

Sep 29   Charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76   

Sep 30   Andrei A Gromyko retires   

Sep 30   IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer.   

Sep 30   Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86   

Oct 01   Robert Englund the actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth.   

Oct 02   Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens.   

Oct 03   26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days.   

Oct 03   Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73.   

Oct 03   Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months).   

Oct 04   Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid   

Oct 05   Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism   

Oct 07   Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73   

Oct 07   Latvian flag raised in Riga for inaugural time since annexation by USSR.   

Oct 07   Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson   

Oct 08   Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82   

Oct 08   Fire in Seattle's Space Needle leads to evacuation, $2000 damage   

Oct 09   Edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84   

Oct 11   Bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55   

Oct 12   Ken Murray, actor (Bill and Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85   

Oct 13   Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest.   

Oct 13   Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY   

Oct 14   Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies.   

Oct 14   Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment   

Oct 15   Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires   

Oct 15   With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of 85th World Series.   

Oct 17   31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome.   

Oct 17   Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft   

Oct 17   Scottish scientist James Black awarded the Nobel prize for his work on treating angina and blood pressure.   

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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,