Historical Events In 1988

Sep 27   Senate votes for major federal tax code changes on this day in history.  

Sep 27   William V Shannon, US ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history bronx Museum for the Arts opens  

Sep 28   On this day in history ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94  

Sep 29   In the year 1988 charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76  

Sep 30   In the year 1988 andrei A Gromyko retires  

Sep 30   On this day in history iBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer  

Sep 30   On this day in history joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86  

Oct 01   Robert Englund the actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth in the year 1988.  

Oct 02   In the year 1988 police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens  

Oct 03   26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days in the year 1988.  

Oct 03   On this day in history franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73  

Oct 03   Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) in the year 1988.  

Oct 04   In the year 1988 pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid  

Oct 05   In the year 1988 israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism  

Oct 07   In the year 1988 billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73  

Oct 07   Latvian flag raised in Riga for First time since annexation by USSR on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson in the year 1988.  

Oct 08   In the year 1988 ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82  

Oct 08   Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84 in the year 1988.  

Oct 11   Bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Oct 12   On this day in history ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85  

Oct 13   In the year 1988 concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest  

Oct 13   Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY in the year 1988.  

Oct 14   On this day in history mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies  

Oct 14   In the year 1988 mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment  

Oct 15   Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires on this day in history.  

Oct 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome  

Oct 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Dimitri Frenkel Frank, writer/director (Hadimassa), dies at 60 in the year 1988.  

Oct 19   In the year 1988 3 Americans win Nobel in physics; 3 W Germans win chemistry Nobel  

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Jun 07   Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 07   In the year 1988 birth of michael Cera, American actor  

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer  

Jul 13   Steven R. McQueen, American Actor was born in the year 1988.  

Aug 07   Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger was born in the year 1988.  

Sep 02   Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1988 birth of nicolaj Agger, Danish football player  

Nov 06   Erik Lund, Swedish footballer was born in the year 1988.  

Jan 01   In the year 1988 leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies  

Jan 03   On this day in history gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of lily Laskine, French harpist (b. 1893)  

Jan 05   On this day in history "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40  

Jan 06   In the year 1988 brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46  

Jan 07   In the year 1988 trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71  

Jan 08   Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer