Page 4: Historical Events In 1988

Feb 27   In this year, Katarina Witt (GDR) claims 2nd consecutive Olympics figure skating   

Feb 28   15th Winter Olympics games close at Calgary, Canada.   

Feb 28   Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed.   

Feb 28   Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99.   

Feb 29   KWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG   

Feb 29   Mark Greatbatch scores 107 vs England on Test Cricket debut.   

Feb 29   Nazi document implicates Waldheim in WWII deportations.   

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

Mar 01   Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA   

Mar 01   Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran   

Mar 01   Jean Le Poulain, actor (Divine), dies at 63   

Mar 01   Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile   

Mar 01   Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1050th NHL assist   

Mar 02   Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP   

Mar 03   Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies.   

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

Mar 06   In the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans   

Mar 06   Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63   

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

Mar 07   Howard Stern's inaugural pay-per-view "Underpants and Negligee Party"   

Mar 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR.   

Mar 09   Kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83   

Mar 09   President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp.   

Mar 10   Andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30   

Mar 10   Avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly results in the deaths of Prince Charles   

Mar 11   Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74   

Mar 11   Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire.   

Mar 12   Billie Rhodes, dies   

Mar 13   14th People's Choice Awards Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win.   

Mar 13   Olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92   

Mar 14   Iran and Iraq unleash missiles on each other's capitals as so-called "war of the cities" erupts.   

Mar 15   Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian secret-general/top spy for US, executed   

Mar 15   Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed inaugural African American archbishop.   

Mar 15   NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK   

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Jun 07   Milan lucic: Canadian hockey player (boston bruins)   

Jun 07   Michael cera: American actor   

Jul 12   Melissa o'neil: Canadian singer   

Jul 13   Steven r. mcqueen: American actor   

Aug 07   Melody oliveria: American internet blogger   

Sep 02   Ishant sharma: Indian cricketer   

Oct 23   Nicolaj agger: Danish football player   

Nov 06   Erik lund: Swedish footballer   

Jan 01   Leo steiner: Ny carnegie deli's owner,    

Jan 03   Gaston eyskens: Pm of belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72),   

Jan 04   Lily laskine: French harpist (b. 1893)   

Jan 05   "pistol pete" mavarich: Nbaer (atlanta),    

Jan 06   Brent collins: Soap actor (another world),    

Jan 07   Trevor howard: Actor (ryan's daughter),   

Jan 08   Frank pace jr: Us secretary of army (1950-53),   

Jan 11   Gregory (pappy) boyington: Ace ww ii pilot,