Page 6: Historical Events In 1988

Mar 31   Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium   

Mar 31   Talib Rasul Hakim, composer, dies at 48   

Apr 01   Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians.   

Apr 01   Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall   

Apr 01   Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91   

Apr 03   17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott.   

Apr 03   7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Louisiana Tech beat Auburn 56-54   

Apr 03   In this year, Mario Lemieux claims NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak   

Apr 03   Milton A Caniff, US cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates), dies at 81.   

Apr 03   New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT, to clinch their 1st ever playoff spot.   

Apr 03   Somalia and Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert   

Apr 03   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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 08   Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall.   

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.   

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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,