Page 15: 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 in the year 1988.   

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

Sep 28   Ethel Grandin, silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 30   Andrei A Gromyko retires in the year 1988.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1988 joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86   

Oct 01   In the year 1988 robert Englund the actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth   

Oct 02   Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens on this day in history.   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1988 franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73   

Oct 03   Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1988 bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55   

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

Oct 13   On this day in history concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest   

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

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

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   In the year 1988 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft   

Oct 17   On this day in history scottish scientist James Black awarded the Nobel prize for his work on treating angina and blood pressure   

Oct 18   In the year 1988 dimitri Frenkel Frank, writer/director (Hadimassa), dies at 60   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1988 birth of melody Oliveria, American internet blogger   

Sep 02   Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer was born in the year 1988.   

Oct 23   Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player was born in the year 1988.   

Nov 06   On this day in history birth of erik Lund, Swedish footballer   

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   In the year 1988 "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40   

Jan 06   Brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71 in the year 1988.   

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

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