Historical Events In 1988

Sep 27   Senate votes for major federal tax code changes in the year 1988.  

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

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

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

Sep 29   On this day in history charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76  

Sep 30   On this day in history andrei A Gromyko retires  

Sep 30   In the year 1988 iBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer  

Sep 30   In the year 1988 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   Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73 in the year 1988.  

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

Oct 04   Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73 on this day in history.  

Oct 07   In the year 1988 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 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 in the year 1988.  

Oct 09   On this day in history edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1988 amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires  

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   31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome in the year 1988.  

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   In the year 1988 birth of milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins)  

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of michael Cera, American actor  

Jul 12   In the year 1988 birth of melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer  

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

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   Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player was born in the year 1988.  

Nov 06   In the year 1988 birth of erik Lund, Swedish footballer  

Jan 01   On this day in history leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies  

Jan 03   Gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82 in the year 1988.  

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   Brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46 in the year 1988.  

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 on this day in history.  

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