Page 6: Historical Events In 1988

Apr 04   50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79.   

Apr 04   Eddie Hill is recorded as becoming 1st to drag race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds   

Apr 04   Largest crowd (55438) at a season game at Riverfront (Cincinnati Reds vs St Louis Cardinals).   

Apr 04   Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV   

Apr 04   New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 homeruns   

Apr 05   Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies   

Apr 05   Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate.   

Apr 07   Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74.   

Apr 09   Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis   

Apr 09   US imposes economic sanctions on Panama.   

Apr 10   Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies   

Apr 11   David Prater, US singer (Sam and Dave-Soul Man), dies in car crash at 50.   

Apr 12   Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies.   

Apr 14   Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer, dies at 83.   

Apr 14   USS Samuel B. Roberts struck Iranian mine off Qatar   

Apr 15   Hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Zandloper), dies at 81   

Apr 16   Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered.   

Apr 17   Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90   

Apr 18   Barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over"   

Apr 21   Barbra Striesand records "You'll Never Know"   

Apr 22   Irene Rich, US actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96   

Apr 23   Arthur Michael, Lord Ramsey/archbishop of Canterbury, dies.   

Apr 24   E S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies   

Apr 25   "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel   

Apr 25   Boris Kremenliev, composer, dies at 76.   

Apr 25   NASA launches space vehicle S-211   

Apr 26   In this year, TNN Viewers choice awards-Randy Travis claims in 5 categories   

Apr 28   Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; results in the deaths of stewardess   

Apr 28   NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes   

Apr 29   "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols.   

Apr 29   Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies.   

Apr 29   Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson marry.   

Apr 30   James McCracken, US tenor, dies at 61.   

Apr 30   World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Australia.   

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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,