1988: On This Year

1988

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.

Is 1988 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1988 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1988, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1988, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1988, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1988, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1988.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1988 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

history

What was 1988 known for ?

  • 1988 was a year of many important shifts in global affairs, especially in the Middle East. This was the year that the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw troops from Afghanistan under the Geneva Accords. After years of bitter fighting, the quagmire that the Soviets found themselves in became too costly and they eventually withdrew from Afghan territory, reminding the world once again that Afghanistan is the Graveyard of Empires.
  • In a related development, this is also the year that the international terrorist group, Al Qaeda, was formed by Osama bin Laden and other veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War.
  • At the same time that the Soviet-Afghan conflict was drawing to a close, another war was coming to an end. In August of 1988, the brutal Iran-Iraq War came to an end after eight years of fighting. While it is difficult to say with any certainty how many people died in the war, the figure is likely well into the hundreds of thousands. The political result was a stalemate, and would set the stage for future conflict in the region as both of the rival countries vied for superior geopolitical positioning.
  • The Cold War was, at this point, beginning to come to a close, and some Soviet leaders saw the need for a change in economic policy. Dubbed “perestroika” or “restructuring,” the idea was to begin the restructuring process of the political and economic system of the Soviet Union. Led by Mikhail Gorbachev, these liberalizing reforms were meant to provide some semblance of a market economy that could allow for greater productivity in the Soviet economy, thereby increasing the standard of living for the average Soviet consumer. As the reforms went on, however, it seemed that people saw this as the beginning of the end of the old command economy. Indeed, it is possible that this restructuring helped bring down the Soviet system.

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Oscar

1988: Oscar Winners of the Year

In 1988, during the 61st Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 29/03/1989 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1988:

What movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1988?

Rain Man
The Oscar for Best Movie went to Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Director Oscar in 1988?

Rain Man
The Oscar for Best Director went to Barry Levinson, for the movie Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1988?

Rain Man
The Oscar for Best Actor went to Dustin Hoffman, for the movie Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1988?

The Accused
The Oscar for Best Actress went to Jodie Foster, for the movie The Accused, starring Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1988?

A Fish Called Wanda
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Kevin Kline, for the movie A Fish Called Wanda, starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1988?

The Accidental Tourist
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Geena Davis, for the movie The Accidental Tourist, starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright produced in the .
world population

1988: Who was Time's Person of the Year?


The Endangered Earth
In 1988, The Endangered Earth was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. Planet of the Year, involving an aspect of Mother Nature.

1988: What were the most popular books published that year?

The most popular and best selling books in 1988 were:

The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers by Paul Kennedy

The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers

By:

The "modern" period of international and national power. Explanates how different powers have changed over the five centuries since the creation of the "new."

Zoya by Danielle Steel

Zoya

By:

Zoya, a young cousin to the Tsar flees St. Petersburg for safety against the backdrop of World War I Europe and the Russian Revolution. She is forever changed by the events in her life and she joins Paris' Ballet Russe.

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

The Shell Seekers

By:

3 stories

Alaska by James A. Michener

Alaska

By:

This epic tale of Alaska's northernmost frontier features James A. Michener, who guides us through Alaska's rugged terrain and past, from its long-forgotten past to its bustling present.

The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum

The Icarus Agenda

By:

Evan Kendrick, a Colorado congressman, is trying to keep his term quiet when a political mole uncovers his deepest secrets: Kendrick was an anonymous hero who liberated hostages from terrorists in Arab countries at the American Embassy in Masqat and …

Dragon chinese zodiac sign

1988: What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 1988?


According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1988 was the Year of the Dragon.

Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Dragon sign.

Nobel Prize

1988: Nobel Prize Winners of the Year


1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Gertrude B. Elion

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • George H. Hitchings

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Leon M. Lederman

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Naguib Mahfouz

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Robert Huber
  • Hartmut Michel
  • Johann Deisenhofer

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • James W. Black

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Jack Steinberger

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Maurice Allais

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Melvin Schwartz

1988: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1988 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces
world population

1988: What were the most popular baby names in the USA that year ?

The 3 most popular baby names in 1988 were Michael, Christopher and Matthew for boys and Jessica, Ashley and Amanda for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.

1988: What were the Top #10 male names given to baby boys that year?

The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1988 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Michael
  • Christopher
  • Matthew
  • Joshua
  • Andrew
  • David
  • Justin
  • Daniel
  • James
  • Robert

1988: What were the Top #10 female names given to baby girls that year?

The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1988 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Jessica
  • Ashley
  • Amanda
  • Sarah
  • Jennifer
  • Brittany
  • Stephanie
  • Samantha
  • Nicole
  • Elizabeth

vinyl songs

1988: What was the number 1 song in the USA that year?

The number 1 song in the USA in 1988, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Roll With It by Steve Winwood

1988: What was the music chart in the USA that year?

The Music Chart in the USA in 1988 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. Roll With It by Steve Winwood
  2. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car by Billy Ocean
  3. Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson
  4. Anything For You by Gloria Estefan
  5. Look Away by Chicago
  6. Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
  7. Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
  8. One More Try by George Michael
  9. Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
  10. Wild, Wild West by The Escape Club

1988: What was the number 1 song in the UK that year?

The number 1 song in the UK in 1988, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Got To Be Certain by Kylie Minogue

1988: What was the music chart in the UK that year?

The Music Chart in the UK in 1988 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. Got To Be Certain by Kylie Minogue
  2. Orinoco Flow by Enya
  3. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by The Hollies
  4. The Only Way Is Up by Yazz & The Plastic Population
  5. I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue
  6. The Harder I Try by Brother Beyond
  7. I Owe You Nothing by Bros
  8. Don't Turn Around by Aswad
  9. First Time by Robin Beck
  10. I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany

1988: What were the most popular movies that year ?

The most popular movies and box office hits in 1988 were:

Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Isao Takahata

Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara

Country: United States of America

Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore

Starring: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli

Country: United States of America

Fauji

Fauji

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Col. Kapoor

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan

Country: India

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

Release year: 1988

Written by:

Starring: Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Eric Lartigau

world population

1988: What was the world population that year?

The world population in 1988 was 5,145,426,008 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 42.0% of the total population, which is roughly 2.2 billion individuals.The annual population change in 1988 was an increase of +93.0 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.84% over the previous year.The average population density in 1988 was 22 persons per square mile (or 35 persons per square kilometer).

history

What happened in 1988?

Here's what happened in 1988:

  • Jan 1, 1988: Year of the Reader begins
  • Jan 2, 1988: Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement
  • Jan 3, 1988: Israel orders nine Palestinian "instigators" deported from West Beirut.
  • Jan 8, 1988: Dow Jones down 140.58 points
  • Jan 9, 1988: English Earl of Saint Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli.
  • Jan 11, 1988: Test debut of Phil Simmons, West Indies versus India, Madras.
  • Jan 12, 1988: Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates player), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Jan 13, 1988: LA Dodger / SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
  • Jan 15, 1988: Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) versus West Indies on Test debut.
  • Jan 16, 1988: 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins
  • Jan 17, 1988: Teddy & Alice closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances
  • Jan 18, 1988: Airliner crashes in southwest China, killing all 108 on board.
  • Jan 19, 1988: 48 Hours premiers on CBS-TV
  • Jan 20, 1988: Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham.
  • Jan 21, 1988: US accepts immigration of 30,000 US-Vietnamese children.
  • Jan 22, 1988: Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
  • Jan 23, 1988: 45th Golden Globes: The Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas.
  • Jan 24, 1988: 9th ACE Cable Awards
  • Jan 25, 1988: George Harrison releases When We Was Fab
  • Jan 26, 1988: Phantom of the Opera opens at Majestic Theater in New York City, New York for 4,000+ performances.
  • Jan 27, 1988: US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court.
  • Jan 28, 1988: Saratina! opens at Cort Theater NYC for 597 performances
  • Jan 29, 1988: Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).
  • Jan 30, 1988: Hansie Cronje gets a pair in second first-class game (OFS versus N Tvl).
  • Jan 31, 1988: Barge sinks near Anacortes, Washington, USA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil.
  • Feb 1, 1988: Heather O'Rourke, American actress (Poltergeist), dies of intestinal ailment at age 12 (born 1975).
  • Feb 3, 1988: The Democrat-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
  • Feb 4, 1988: Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
  • Feb 5, 1988: Arizona House of Representatives votes to impeach Republican Governor Evan Mecham.
  • Feb 7, 1988: 38th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 138-133 at Chicago, Illinois.
  • Feb 8, 1988: NASA launches DOD-2.
  • Feb 9, 1988: 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (overtime) at Saint Louis, Missouri.
  • Feb 10, 1988: Three-judge panel of 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal).
  • Feb 11, 1988: Anthony M Kennedy appointed to Supreme Court
  • Feb 12, 1988: Anthony M. Kennedy is appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Feb 13, 1988: 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada
  • Feb 14, 1988: General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden
  • Feb 15, 1988: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Feb 16, 1988: First documented combat action by US military advisors in El Salvador.
  • Feb 17, 1988: Lebanese terrorists kidnap UN truce observer Lt Col William Higgins
  • Feb 18, 1988: Anthony M Kennedy sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice.
  • Feb 19, 1988: Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, and Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4x200 metre (1:32.55).
  • Feb 20, 1988: Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for US$37.6 million.
  • Feb 21, 1988: Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation
  • Feb 22, 1988: Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 metre (39.10 seconds).
  • Feb 23, 1988: 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
  • Feb 24, 1988: Supreme Ct votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
  • Feb 25, 1988: Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love Tour, begins in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Feb 26, 1988: Christa Rotherburger (German Democratic Republic) skates ladies world record 1000 metre (1:17.65).
  • Feb 27, 1988: Gulfstream G-IV jet goes around the world 36:08:34.
  • Feb 28, 1988: 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada
  • Feb 29, 1988: KWK-FM in St. Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG
  • Mar 1, 1988: Joe Besser, American comedian (The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at age 80 (born 1907).
  • Mar 2, 1988: Dutch Liberal Party merges with SDP.
  • Mar 5, 1988: The Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands is restored and revised.
  • Mar 6, 1988: 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers
  • Mar 7, 1988: Jim Abbott, one-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E Sullivan Award.
  • Mar 8, 1988: U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday."
  • Mar 9, 1988: President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp
  • Mar 10, 1988: Avalanche at Swiss ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles.
  • Mar 11, 1988: Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire.
  • Mar 13, 1988: 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win.
  • Mar 15, 1988: NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons.
  • Mar 16, 1988: North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, three killed.
  • Mar 17, 1988: Les Miserables, opens at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo
  • Mar 19, 1988: 2 British soldiers lynched in Belfast North Ireland
  • Mar 20, 1988: Mike Tyson knocks out Tony Tubbs in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
  • Mar 21, 1988: 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr.
  • Mar 22, 1988: US Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill.
  • Mar 24, 1988: Gospel at Colonus opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 61 performances
  • Mar 25, 1988: Les Miserables, opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan
  • Mar 26, 1988: Janet B Evans swims 1500 metre freestyle female world record (15:02.10).
  • Mar 27, 1988: Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)
  • Mar 29, 1988: Oba Oba opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 46 performances
  • Mar 30, 1988: 2nd Soul Train Music Awards
  • Mar 31, 1988: Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for Beloved
  • Apr 3, 1988: 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott.
  • Apr 4, 1988: Last broadcast of Crossroads on British TV
  • Apr 5, 1988: Democratic Convention picks Michael Dukakis as their Presidential Candidate
  • Apr 6, 1988: Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington
  • Apr 7, 1988: Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
  • Apr 9, 1988: Les Miserables, opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
  • Apr 10, 1988: 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins.
  • Apr 11, 1988: Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens.
  • Apr 12, 1988: Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.
  • Apr 13, 1988: Italy government of De Mita forms.
  • Apr 14, 1988: Mail opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances
  • Apr 15, 1988: Meteorite explodes above Indonesia.
  • Apr 17, 1988: Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star / Centinela Hospital Golf Classic
  • Apr 18, 1988: Barbra Streisand records Warm All Over
  • Apr 20, 1988: Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001
  • Apr 22, 1988: New Jersey Devils' Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of eight points in a playoff game (hat trick and five assists) in 10-4 rout over the Washington Capitals.
  • Apr 23, 1988: Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25km (1:29:30)/30km (1:47:06).
  • Apr 24, 1988: Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic.
  • Apr 25, 1988: Nightline goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
  • Apr 26, 1988: NBA approves addition of third referee in the 1988-89 season.
  • Apr 28, 1988: Chess opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances
  • Apr 29, 1988: 60 Minutes newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols
  • Apr 30, 1988: World Expo '88 opens in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The exhibition runs for six months, hosting pavilions from over 70 countries.
  • May 1, 1988: Romance / Romance opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 performances
  • May 2, 1988: Baltimore Orioles sign a 15-year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park.
  • May 3, 1988: 4,200kg Colombian cocaine is seized at Tarpon Springs, Florida.
  • May 4, 1988: A major explosion at an industrial solid-fuel rocket plant in Henderson, Nevada, causes damage extending up to 10 miles away, including Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport.
  • May 5, 1988: Eugene A Marino installed as 1st black US Archbishop
  • May 6, 1988: Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcestershire versus Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes.
  • May 7, 1988: 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2.
  • May 8, 1988: Oba Oba closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances
  • May 9, 1988: Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms
  • May 11, 1988: KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II.
  • May 12, 1988: Carrie opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances
  • May 14, 1988: Mail closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 36 performances
  • May 15, 1988: Carrie closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 5 performances
  • May 16, 1988: Surgeon General C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
  • May 18, 1988: Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen.
  • May 19, 1988: Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medell?n drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than three tons of cocaine into US.
  • May 20, 1988: Mike Schmidt hits his 535th homerun, moving into 8th place.
  • May 21, 1988: Fat by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99
  • May 22, 1988: 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner.
  • May 23, 1988: Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
  • May 24, 1988: Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe.
  • May 25, 1988: PSV wins Europe Cup.
  • May 27, 1988: US Senate ratifies a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
  • May 28, 1988: Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes
  • May 29, 1988: President Zia ul-Haq fires government / disbands parliament in Pakistan
  • May 31, 1988: U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students, during his visit to the Soviet Union.
  • Jun 1, 1988: Les Miserables, opens at Shubert Theatre, LA
  • Jun 2, 1988: 61st National Spelling Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal
  • Jun 3, 1988: Big, premieres in US
  • Jun 4, 1988: Cabaret closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 262 performances
  • Jun 5, 1988: 58th French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Henri Leconte
  • Jun 6, 1988: 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers
  • Jun 8, 1988: Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%
  • Jun 9, 1988: Bloodsport (1987), premieres in Germany
  • Jun 10, 1988: Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London, England).
  • Jun 11, 1988: Everything Your Heart Desires by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #3
  • Jun 12, 1988: 6th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Billy Casper
  • Jun 13, 1988: 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres) / Mike Krukow
  • Jun 14, 1988: Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her
  • Jun 15, 1988: NASA launches space vehicle S-213.
  • Jun 16, 1988: Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
  • Jun 17, 1988: Bruce Springsteen separates from Juliette Phillips
  • Jun 18, 1988: Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run
  • Jun 19, 1988: 88th US Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club, Massachusetts
  • Jun 20, 1988: Curtis Strange wins US Open golf tournament
  • Jun 21, 1988: 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
  • Jun 22, 1988: Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures animated and live-action feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? to theaters. It cost US$50.6 million to make, and another US$30 million for marketing. This film marks the first-ever on-screen meeting of Donald Duck and Daffy Duck. The film is based on the book Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary Wolf.
  • Jun 23, 1988: Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft.
  • Jun 24, 1988: Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
  • Jun 25, 1988: Chess closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 68 performances
  • Jun 26, 1988: Air France Flight 296 crashes into the tops of trees beyond the runway on a demonstration flight at Habsheim, France three passengers are killed.
  • Jun 27, 1988: Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
  • Jun 28, 1988: Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton
  • Jun 29, 1988: Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time
  • Jun 30, 1988: Sledge Hammer! last aires on ABC-TV
  • Jul 2, 1988: 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova
  • Jul 3, 1988: 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little
  • Jul 4, 1988: 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker
  • Jul 5, 1988: Malcolm Marshall takes 7-22 at Old Trafford, England all out 93
  • Jul 6, 1988: North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die
  • Jul 7, 1988: Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful).
  • Jul 8, 1988: Miami Arena opens
  • Jul 9, 1988: Facts of Life, Lisa Whelchel weds Steve Cauble
  • Jul 10, 1988: Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
  • Jul 11, 1988: Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
  • Jul 12, 1988: 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
  • Jul 13, 1988: 9th Emmy Sports Award presentation
  • Jul 14, 1988: WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
  • Jul 16, 1988: Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec
  • Jul 17, 1988: 117th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots 273 at Royal Lytham
  • Jul 18, 1988: Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship
  • Jul 20, 1988: Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee
  • Jul 21, 1988: Mass Gov Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for President
  • Jul 22, 1988: 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research.
  • Jul 23, 1988: General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
  • Jul 24, 1988: US and Jamaica play scoreless tie, in second round of 1990 world soccer cup.
  • Jul 25, 1988: Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
  • Jul 26, 1988: Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies and New York Mets end that game at 2:13 AM
  • Jul 27, 1988: General Sein Lwin succeeds Ne Win as President of Burma
  • Jul 28, 1988: IBM announces price hike on older models
  • Jul 29, 1988: Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling
  • Jul 30, 1988: Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m
  • Jul 31, 1988: Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open
  • Aug 1, 1988: Deep Rover one-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon.
  • Aug 2, 1988: Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo
  • Aug 3, 1988: Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City
  • Aug 4, 1988: US Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II.
  • Aug 5, 1988: Mario Biaggi (Representative-Democrat-New York), convicted of racketeering, resigns seat.
  • Aug 6, 1988: Oakland Athletics Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 HRs and steal 30 bases
  • Aug 7, 1988: Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament
  • Aug 8, 1988: 9th US Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player
  • Aug 9, 1988: Just one day after 8/8/88 New York lottery's daily number is 888.
  • Aug 10, 1988: Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style
  • Aug 11, 1988: 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th HR
  • Aug 12, 1988: Movie Last Temptation of Christ is released
  • Aug 13, 1988: Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens
  • Aug 14, 1988: 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree Golf Club - Edmond
  • Aug 15, 1988: At 4PM LILCO consumers used a record 3,813 megawatts
  • Aug 16, 1988: IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence
  • Aug 17, 1988: LIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991
  • Aug 18, 1988: Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island, New York sells for $22 million.
  • Aug 19, 1988: Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war
  • Aug 20, 1988: 6.5 earthquake strikes India / Nepal, 1,000s killed
  • Aug 21, 1988: Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
  • Aug 22, 1988: NBC premieres Later with Bob Costas
  • Aug 23, 1988: Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
  • Aug 25, 1988: Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
  • Aug 27, 1988: Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2
  • Aug 28, 1988: 40th Emmy Awards: 30something, Wonder Years and Richard Kiley
  • Aug 29, 1988: USSR launches 3 Cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir
  • Aug 30, 1988: Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen
  • Aug 31, 1988: 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins
  • Sep 1, 1988: Nintendo releases the Super Mario Bros. 2 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US.
  • Sep 4, 1988: Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills, New York
  • Sep 5, 1988: Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
  • Sep 6, 1988: Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Canal
  • Sep 7, 1988: 5th MTV Awards
  • Sep 8, 1988: Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
  • Sep 9, 1988: Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games
  • Sep 10, 1988: 102nd US Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini
  • Sep 11, 1988: 1 / 3 of population argues for Estonia autonomy
  • Sep 12, 1988: 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
  • Sep 13, 1988: 9 hard / software manufacturers announce EISA computer bus in New York
  • Sep 15, 1988: Les Miserables, opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna
  • Sep 16, 1988: Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0
  • Sep 17, 1988: 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea
  • Sep 18, 1988: Juli Inkster wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
  • Sep 19, 1988: US Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board
  • Sep 20, 1988: Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run
  • Sep 21, 1988: Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
  • Sep 22, 1988: Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin
  • Sep 23, 1988: Rosa Mota wins 2nd female olympic marathon
  • Sep 24, 1988: Barbara C Harris of Mass, elected 1st woman Episcopal Bishop
  • Sep 25, 1988: Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle
  • Sep 26, 1988: US space shuttle STS-26 launched
  • Sep 27, 1988: Grand jury evidence shows Tawana Brawley fabricated rape story
  • Sep 28, 1988: LA Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns
  • Sep 29, 1988: 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched
  • Sep 30, 1988: Andrei A Gromyko retires
  • Oct 1, 1988: Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens
  • Oct 2, 1988: 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
  • Oct 3, 1988: Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway bet 44th and 45th Sts, New York City
  • Oct 4, 1988: Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid.
  • Oct 5, 1988: Brazil adopts its Constitution
  • Oct 6, 1988: Oakland Athletics sweep Boston Red Sox in four games for American League pennant.
  • Oct 7, 1988: Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager
  • Oct 8, 1988: Jay Howell ejected in NLCS game 3 for having pine tar on his glove
  • Oct 9, 1988: 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium
  • Oct 10, 1988: 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win
  • Oct 12, 1988: George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate
  • Oct 13, 1988: Nobel prize for literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz
  • Oct 14, 1988: Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment
  • Oct 15, 1988: NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma).
  • Oct 16, 1988: Smile Jamaica concert for Hurricane Gilbert victims held in London
  • Oct 17, 1988: Lyndon LaRouche pleads innocent to fraud, conspiracy indictment
  • Oct 19, 1988: Roxette releases Roxette Look Sharp! album
  • Oct 20, 1988: Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series
  • Oct 21, 1988: Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid, Spain.
  • Oct 22, 1988: Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden for a record 26th time
  • Oct 23, 1988: Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid.
  • Oct 24, 1988: Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released
  • Oct 26, 1988: Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service
  • Oct 27, 1988: ET released to home video
  • Oct 28, 1988: Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister
  • Oct 29, 1988: Jim Elliott (US) begins 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi
  • Oct 30, 1988: Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
  • Oct 31, 1988: Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia.
  • Nov 1, 1988: Actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Gena Davis wed in Las Vegas
  • Nov 2, 1988: 1st Mrs America beauty pageant
  • Nov 3, 1988: Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill
  • Nov 4, 1988: 1st NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93
  • Nov 5, 1988: 1st NBA game at Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons beat Hornets 94-85
  • Nov 6, 1988: 19th NYC Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20
  • Nov 7, 1988: MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
  • Nov 8, 1988: 900 die as earthquake hits China
  • Nov 9, 1988: Prince of Central Park opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 4 performances
  • Nov 10, 1988: China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
  • Nov 11, 1988: Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science
  • Nov 12, 1988: Japan beats Major League Baseball All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7).
  • Nov 13, 1988: Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
  • Nov 15, 1988: Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award
  • Nov 16, 1988: Benazir Bhutto wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years
  • Nov 17, 1988: Linda Petursdottir of Iceland, 18, crowned 38th Miss World
  • Nov 18, 1988: Canadian federal election, 1988: Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada win a second majority government.
  • Nov 19, 1988: Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
  • Nov 20, 1988: Les Miserables, opens a Bus and Truck tour in Tampa
  • Nov 21, 1988: Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
  • Nov 22, 1988: In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
  • Nov 23, 1988: Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal.
  • Nov 24, 1988: The popular American cult television comedy Mystery Science Theater 3000 makes its debut on KTMA.
  • Nov 25, 1988: Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve NYC assault charges
  • Nov 26, 1988: Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev, and Jean-Loup Chretien launch.
  • Nov 27, 1988: 76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21
  • Nov 30, 1988: New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
  • Dec 1, 1988: New York Islanders greatest shutout loss (8-0) versus Saint Louis Blues.
  • Dec 2, 1988: STS-27 Atlantis launched
  • Dec 3, 1988: New York Lotto pays US$45 million to twelve winners (numbers are 1-8-13-18-28-48).
  • Dec 4, 1988: Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash
  • Dec 5, 1988: North Carolina federal grand jury indicts PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy.
  • Dec 6, 1988: Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles
  • Dec 7, 1988: 6.9 earthquake in Armenia, Spitak destroyed, 60,000 killed
  • Dec 8, 1988: Famous vocalist Roy Orbison dies of a heart attack
  • Dec 9, 1988: The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory.
  • Dec 10, 1988: Washington Capitals' first NHL scoreless tie, versus Montreal Canadiens.
  • Dec 12, 1988: 3 trains collide in London, 40 die
  • Dec 13, 1988: Arafat addresses UN in Geneva
  • Dec 14, 1988: US agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Organization (first time in 13 years).
  • Dec 15, 1988: Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
  • Dec 16, 1988: Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud.
  • Dec 17, 1988: USS Tennessee, first submarine to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned.
  • Dec 18, 1988: Seattle Seahawks win their first ever division title with 9-7 record.
  • Dec 19, 1988: NASA unveils plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars.
  • Dec 20, 1988: NBC signs lease to stay in New York City for 33 more years.
  • Dec 21, 1988: New York bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die
  • Dec 22, 1988: Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gallons on 300 miles of Western Australia and British Columbia coast.
  • Dec 26, 1988: Legs Diamond opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances
  • Dec 27, 1988: Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than three decades.
  • Dec 28, 1988: John Tarrant, 1st Aust born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission
  • Dec 29, 1988: Soviet Red Army hockey team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum.
  • Dec 30, 1988: Oliver North subpoenas Ronald Reagan and George Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial.
  • Jan 2, 1988: Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.

history

What does the year 1988 refer to in the Gregorian calendar?

The year 1988 refers to a specific year in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used internationally. It is the 89th year of the 20th century and the 8th year of the 1980s decade. In the Gregorian calendar, it follows 1987 and precedes 1989.

calendars for year 1988

Can you show me the calendar for the year 1988?

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