Historical Events In 1988

Feb 24   Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78 in the year 1988.  

Feb 25   Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester MA on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history south Korea adopts constitution  

Feb 26   Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1 17.65) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1988 ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open  

Feb 27   Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympics 500 meter speed skating in record 39.1 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36 08 34 in the year 1988.  

Feb 27   On this day in history katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympics figure skating  

Feb 28   15th Winter Olympics games close at Calgary, Canada in the year 1988.  

Feb 28   Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on this day in history.  

Feb 29   In the year 1988 kWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG  

Feb 29   On this day in history mark Greatbatch scores 107 vs England on Test Cricket debut  

Feb 29   Nazi document implicates Waldheim in WWII deportations on this day in history.  

Feb 29   NYC Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs in the year 1988.  

Mar 01   Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA in the year 1988.  

Mar 01   Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran in the year 1988.  

Mar 01   On this day in history jean Le Poulain, actor (Divine), dies at 63  

Mar 01   On this day in history pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile  

Mar 01   Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers  

Mar 06   On this day in history in the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans  

Mar 06   On this day in history konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 07   Divine, [Harris Milstead], female impersonator (Pink Flamingos), dies in the year 1988.  

Mar 07   Howard Stern's first pay-per-view "Underpants &Negligee Party" in the year 1988.  

Mar 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR in the year 1988.  

Mar 09   Kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83 in the year 1988.  

Mar 09   President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30  

Mar 10   In the year 1988 avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles  

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Jun 07   Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins) was born in the year 1988.  

Jun 07   Michael Cera, American actor was born in the year 1988.  

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

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer  

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   In the year 1988 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 in the year 1988.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1988.