Page 2: Historical Events In 1988
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Jan 22 In the year 1988 in Northern Territory, Australia a 6.9 earthequake occured with damage in the Tennant Creek area. Felt over two-thirds of Australia. 


Jan 22 Two earthquakes, one registering 7.0 on the Richter scale, cause 20km fault near Tennant Creek, northern Australia in the year 1988. 


Jan 23 In the year 1988 45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas 


Jan 23 In the year 1988 62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) 


Jan 23 Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands on this day in history. 


Jan 23 Sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed in the year 1988. 


Jan 24 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup in the year 1988. 


Jan 24 Ben Johnson named the Associated Press (AP) male athlete of the year, the first Canadian track athlete so honoured in the year 1988. 


Jan 24 Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 on this day in history. 


Jan 24 In the year 1988 first WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins 


Jan 25 15th American Music Award Anita Baker, Paul Simon &Whitney Houston in the year 1988. 


Jan 25 Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87 in the year 1988. 


Jan 25 George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab" on this day in history. 


Jan 25 Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname in the year 1988. 


Jan 25 Vice President Bush &Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in the Iran-Contra affair in the year 1988. 


Jan 26 "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 4,000+ performances in the year 1988. 


Jan 26 In the year 1988 australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor 


Jan 26 On this day in history cIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares 


Jan 27 On this day in history senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court 


Jan 28 Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional in the year 1988. 


Jan 29 Bantcho Bantchevsky US opera singer, commits suicide in the year 1988. 


Jan 29 Bantcho Bantchevsky, US opera singer, commits suicide in the year 1988. 


Jan 29 In the year 1988 canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 


Jan 29 Rogier van Otterloo Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46 on this day in history. 


Jan 29 On this day in history talks break down between Sandinistas and Contras 


Jan 29 In the year 1988 united Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds 


Jan 30 On this day in history cornelia D "Corry" Spark, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 85 


Jan 30 Hansie Cronje gets a pair in 2nd 1st-class game (OFS vs N Tvl) in the year 1988. 


Jan 31 On this day in history barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil 


Feb 01 In the year 1988 heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12 


Feb 02 David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184 vs England at Sydney on this day in history. 


Feb 04 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges on this day in history. 


Feb 05 In the year 1988 arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham 


Feb 05 On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 


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