July 1988 calendar

July 1988
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1988: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1988?

Events

02 Jul 1988 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova
03 Jul 1988 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little
04 Jul 1988 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker
05 Jul 1988 Malcolm Marshall takes 7-22 at Old Trafford, England all out 93
06 Jul 1988 North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die
07 Jul 1988 Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful).
08 Jul 1988 Miami Arena opens
09 Jul 1988 Facts of Life, Lisa Whelchel weds Steve Cauble
10 Jul 1988 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
11 Jul 1988 Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
12 Jul 1988 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
13 Jul 1988 9th Emmy Sports Award presentation
14 Jul 1988 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
16 Jul 1988 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec
17 Jul 1988 117th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots 273 at Royal Lytham
18 Jul 1988 Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship
20 Jul 1988 Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee
21 Jul 1988 Mass Gov Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for President
22 Jul 1988 500 US scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research.
23 Jul 1988 General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
24 Jul 1988 US and Jamaica play scoreless tie, in second round of 1990 world soccer cup.
25 Jul 1988 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
26 Jul 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
27 Jul 1988 General Sein Lwin succeeds Ne Win as President of Burma
28 Jul 1988 IBM announces price hike on older models
29 Jul 1988 Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling
30 Jul 1988 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m
31 Jul 1988 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open
02 Jul 1988 Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See.