June 1988 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1988?

Events

01 Jun 1988 Les Miserables, opens at Shubert Theatre, LA
02 Jun 1988 61st National Spelling Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal
03 Jun 1988 Big, premieres in US
04 Jun 1988 Cabaret closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 262 performances
05 Jun 1988 58th French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Henri Leconte
06 Jun 1988 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers
08 Jun 1988 Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%
09 Jun 1988 Bloodsport (1987), premieres in Germany
10 Jun 1988 Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London, England).
11 Jun 1988 Everything Your Heart Desires by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #3
12 Jun 1988 6th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Billy Casper
13 Jun 1988 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres) / Mike Krukow
14 Jun 1988 Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her
15 Jun 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213.
16 Jun 1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
17 Jun 1988 Bruce Springsteen separates from Juliette Phillips
18 Jun 1988 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run
19 Jun 1988 88th US Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club, Massachusetts
20 Jun 1988 Curtis Strange wins US Open golf tournament
21 Jun 1988 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
22 Jun 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.
23 Jun 1988 Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft.
24 Jun 1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
25 Jun 1988 Chess closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 68 performances
26 Jun 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.
27 Jun 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
28 Jun 1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton
29 Jun 1988 Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time
30 Jun 1988 Sledge Hammer! last aires on ABC-TV

Famous Birthday

Michael Cera
Movie Actor.
Claire Holt
TV Actress.
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Mae Whitman
American actress and voice actress.
Josh Dun
Musician.
Keshia Chanté
Canadian singer-songwriter and actress.
Christine and the Queens
Danielle Peazer
Dancer.
Amber Marshall
TV Actress.
Pine Bluff (Arkansas)
Nichkhun
Rapper.
Allyssa DeHaan
American basketball and volleyball player.
Portia Doubleday
TV Actress.
Sergio Agüero
Argentinian footballer.
Ekaterina Makarova
Olesya Stefanko
Yui Aragaki
Japanese actress and singer.
Austin Daye
Cody Horn
Actress.
Liliane Ferrarezi
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Famous Deaths

Hillel Slovak
Israeli-born American guitarist (Anthym, What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (Born 1962).
Marcel Poot
Belgian composer, music theorist and Conservatory Director in Brussels 1949-66.
Raj Kapoor
Indian filmactor, producer and director of Hindi cinema.
Dennis Day
Irish-American singer and radio and television personality (Jack Benny Show), dies of Lou Gehrigs disease at age 71 (born 1916).
Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd
US football coach.
Bramwell Fletcher
Actor (Mummy, Raffles, Svengali), dies at 84.
Evert Werkman
Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73.
M Gregor-Dellin
Writer.
Leonie Fuller Adams
US poetess (High Falcon), dies at 88.
Ross Ford
Actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol).
Eli Mintz
Actor (Boardwalk).
Horace A Hildreth (Governor-Maine
1945-49), dies at age 85.
Axis Sally [Mildred E Gillars]
US Nazi propagandist (WWII).
Miguel Pinero
Puerto Rican playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Born 1946).
Giuseppe Saragat
Italian politician who was the fifth President of the Italian Republic from 1964 to 1971.
Gladys Spellman
American educator and politician (d. 1988).
Nathan Cook
Actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38.
Fernand Seguin
Canadian biochemist and academic (d. 1988).
Vernon Washington
American actor (Born 1927).
Dayton Lummis
Actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared).
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Music charts

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

George Michael - One More Try
Rick Astley - Together Forever (Remix)
Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

Top #5 songs in the UK

Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home
Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)
Bros - I Owe You Nothing