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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1988?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1988 Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens
  • 02 Oct 1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
  • 03 Oct 1988 Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway bet 44th and 45th Sts, New York City
  • 04 Oct 1988 Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid.
  • 05 Oct 1988 Brazil adopts its Constitution
  • 06 Oct 1988 Oakland Athletics sweep Boston Red Sox in four games for American League pennant.
  • 07 Oct 1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager
  • 08 Oct 1988 Jay Howell ejected in NLCS game 3 for having pine tar on his glove
  • 09 Oct 1988 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium
  • 10 Oct 1988 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win
  • 12 Oct 1988 George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate
  • 13 Oct 1988 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz
  • 14 Oct 1988 Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment
  • 15 Oct 1988 NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma).
  • 16 Oct 1988 Smile Jamaica concert for Hurricane Gilbert victims held in London
  • 17 Oct 1988 Lyndon LaRouche pleads innocent to fraud, conspiracy indictment
  • 19 Oct 1988 Roxette releases Roxette Look Sharp! album
  • 20 Oct 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
  • 21 Oct 1988 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid, Spain.
  • 22 Oct 1988 Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden for a record 26th time
  • 23 Oct 1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid.
  • 24 Oct 1988 Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released
  • 26 Oct 1988 Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service
  • 27 Oct 1988 ET released to home video
  • 28 Oct 1988 Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister
  • 29 Oct 1988 Jim Elliott (US) begins 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi
  • 30 Oct 1988 Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
  • 31 Oct 1988 Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia.

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • German research engineer and inventor-developer of the rotary combustion engine, called the Wankel-motor.

  • German Federal Republic minister of defense (1956-62), dies at age 73.

  • Actress (Agitator, Double Door).

  • Writer / director (Hadimassa), dies at 60.

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Music charts

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

  1. - Don't Worry Be Happy (Edit)
  2. - Love Bitesyoutube
  3. - Red Red Wine '88
  4. - Groovy Kind Of Love
  5. - Kokomoyoutube

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - One Moment In Time
  2. - Desire
  3. - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
  4. - Orinoco Flow
  5. - Don't Worry, Be Happy

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Another Woman

Another Woman

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Woody Allen

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, Blythe Danner

They Live

They Live

Release year: 1988

Directed by: John Carpenter

Starring: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

Country: United States of America

The Accused

The Accused

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan

Starring: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi

Country: United States of America

Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Michael Apted

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi

A Cry in the Dark

A Cry in the Dark

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Fred Schepisi

Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin

Books

Which were the most popular books released in October 1988?
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A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan

A Bright Shining Lie

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ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED BOOKS IN OUR TIME25th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONLt Col John Paul Vann, who arrived in Vietnam in 1962 was the only clear-sighted participant in an enterpirse riddled with pitfalls.

The Lives Of John Lennon by Albert Goldman

The Lives Of John Lennon

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This book is the result of more than 1,200 interviews and six years of research. It takes readers deep into Lennon’s secret world. From his traumatizing childhood to his Beatles days, to his hidden life.

Transformation by Whitley Strieber

Transformation

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Communion's author has a new view of the magnificent, mysterious and fiercely active universe that was revealed to him by the catastrophic effects of an unknown assault.

The Cardinal Of The Kremlin by Tom Clancy

The Cardinal Of The Kremlin

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Two men have vital information about Russia's Star Wars missile defence system. CARDINAL, America's top agent in the Kremlin, is one of the two men. He's about be fired by the KGB.

The Last Lion by William Manchester

The Last Lion

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The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm spans the years 1940-1965. It was written shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. This is when Great Britain stood against the overwhelming power of Nazi Germany.