Page 15: Historical Events In 1988

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.   

Oct 18   Dimitri Frenkel Frank, writer/director (Hadimassa), dies at 60.   

Oct 19   3 Americans win Nobel in physics; 3 W Germans win chemistry Nobel   

Oct 19   Britain bans broadcast interviews with IRA members.   

Oct 19   Car bomb results in the deaths of 7 Israelis, wounds 11 near Lebanon border.   

Oct 19   Friedrich Weinreb, Polish/Neth theologist/economist, dies at 77   

Oct 19   In this year, S Afr anti-apartheid leader Sisulu claims $100000 Human Rights prize.   

Oct 19   Senate passes bill curbing ads during children`s TV shows.   

Oct 20   Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA   

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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,