Historical Events In 1988

Feb 24   Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody in the year 1988.  

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

Feb 27   Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open in the year 1988.  

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

Feb 27   Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36 08 34 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1988 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   In the year 1988 anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed  

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

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

Feb 29   In the year 1988 mark Greatbatch scores 107 vs England on Test Cricket debut  

Feb 29   In the year 1988 nazi document implicates Waldheim in WWII deportations  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1988 courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA  

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

Mar 01   Jean Le Poulain, actor (Divine), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1988 divine, [Harris Milstead], female impersonator (Pink Flamingos), dies  

Mar 07   In the year 1988 howard Stern's first pay-per-view "Underpants &Negligee Party"  

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

Mar 09   On this day in history kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83  

Mar 09   President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp in the year 1988.  

Mar 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12   Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer was born in the year 1988.  

Jul 13   In the year 1988 birth of steven R. McQueen, American Actor  

Aug 07   In the year 1988 birth of melody Oliveria, American internet blogger  

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

Oct 23   On this day in history birth of nicolaj Agger, Danish football player  

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   Gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1988 death of lily Laskine, French harpist (b. 1893)  

Jan 05   "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 in the year 1988.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1988 trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71  

Jan 08   On this day in history frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76  

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