Historical Events In 1988

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

Sep 27   In the year 1988 william V Shannon, US ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61  

Sep 28   Bronx Museum for the Arts opens in the year 1988.  

Sep 28   In the year 1988 ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94  

Sep 29   Charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 30   In the year 1988 andrei A Gromyko retires  

Sep 30   IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer on this day in history.  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history robert Englund the actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth  

Oct 02   Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens in the year 1988.  

Oct 03   On this day in history 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days  

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

Oct 03   On this day in history lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months)  

Oct 04   On this day in history pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid  

Oct 05   Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism in the year 1988.  

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

Oct 07   On this day in history latvian flag raised in Riga for First time since annexation by USSR  

Oct 07   Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   On this day in history fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage  

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

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

Oct 12   Ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85 in the year 1988.  

Oct 13   Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest in the year 1988.  

Oct 13   On this day in history mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY  

Oct 14   In the year 1988 mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies  

Oct 14   Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment in the year 1988.  

Oct 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1988.  

Oct 17   31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome on this day in history.  

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   3 Americans win Nobel in physics; 3 W Germans win chemistry Nobel on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07   Michael Cera, American actor was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   In the year 1988 birth of steven R. McQueen, American Actor  

Aug 07   On this day in history birth of melody Oliveria, American internet blogger  

Sep 02   In the year 1988 birth of ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer  

Oct 23   Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Erik Lund, Swedish footballer was born on this day in history.  

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   Lily Laskine, French harpist (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07   Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76 in the year 1988.  

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