April 1988 calendar

April 1988
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1988.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1988: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1988?

Events

03 Apr 1988 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott.
04 Apr 1988 Last broadcast of Crossroads on British TV
05 Apr 1988 Democratic Convention picks Michael Dukakis as their Presidential Candidate
06 Apr 1988 Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington
07 Apr 1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
09 Apr 1988 Les Miserables, opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
10 Apr 1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins.
11 Apr 1988 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens.
12 Apr 1988 Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.
13 Apr 1988 Italy government of De Mita forms.
14 Apr 1988 Mail opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances
15 Apr 1988 Meteorite explodes above Indonesia.
17 Apr 1988 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star / Centinela Hospital Golf Classic
18 Apr 1988 Barbra Streisand records Warm All Over
20 Apr 1988 Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001
22 Apr 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.
23 Apr 1988 Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25km (1:29:30)/30km (1:47:06).
24 Apr 1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic.
25 Apr 1988 Nightline goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
26 Apr 1988 NBA approves addition of third referee in the 1988-89 season.
28 Apr 1988 Chess opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances
29 Apr 1988 60 Minutes newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols
30 Apr 1988 World Expo '88 opens in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The exhibition runs for six months, hosting pavilions from over 70 countries.
07 Apr 1988 Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Music charts

Which were the top hits in April 1988?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
INXS - Devil Inside

Top #5 songs in the UK

Pet Shop Boys - Heart
Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home
Bros - Drop The Boy
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)