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   In the year 1988 amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78  

Feb 25   Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester MA in the year 1988.  

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) in the year 1988.  

Feb 26   On this day in history christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65)  

Feb 27   On this day in history ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open  

Feb 27   On this day in history bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympics 500 meter speed skating in record 39.1  

Feb 27   On this day in history gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36 08 34  

Feb 27   Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympics figure skating in the year 1988.  

Feb 28   15th Winter Olympics games close at Calgary, Canada on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1988 anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed  

Feb 28   Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 in the year 1988.  

Feb 29   KWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1988 nYC Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs  

Mar 01   Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran  

Mar 01   In the year 1988 jean Le Poulain, actor (Divine), dies at 63  

Mar 01   Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile in the year 1988.  

Mar 01   In the year 1988 wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist  

Mar 02   In the year 1988 dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP  

Mar 03   In the year 1988 lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies  

Mar 06   3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers in the year 1988.  

Mar 06   In the year 1988 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   Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1988.  

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" on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1988 uSSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR  

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 in the year 1988.  

Mar 10   In the year 1988 andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30  

Mar 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1988 birth of michael Cera, American actor  

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   Melody Oliveria, American internet blogger was born in the year 1988.  

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

Oct 23   In the year 1988 birth of nicolaj Agger, Danish football player  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "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   In the year 1988 trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1988 gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer