Year 1988

11 July 1988

Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise

11 March 1988

Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case

15 August 1988 et seq.

Republicans nominate George Bush for president and Indiana senator Dan Quayle for vice president

17 August 1988

Plane blast kills Pakistani president Mohammad Zia ul-Haq

17 July 1988 et seq.

Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for president and Texas senator Lloyd Bentsen for vice president

2 December 1988

Benazir Bhutto, first Islamic woman prime minister, chosen to lead Pakistan

2 January 1988

US and Canada reach free trade agreement

21 December 1988

Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on ground

3 July 1988

US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed

8 November 1988

Republicans sweep 40 states in election. Bush beats Dukakis

07 December 1988

Armenia, Spitak, circa 25.000 deads (6,9 Richter)

1988

India, near Nepal - 1.000 deads - magnitudo 6,5

1988

China, confine con la Birmania - 1.000 deads - magnitudo 7,3

1988

Nobel Prizes Literature: Naguib Mahfouz

1988

Nobel Prizes Physics: Leon Max Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger

1988

Nobel Prizes Peace: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces

1988

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: James W. Black, Gertrude Elion, George H. Hitchings

1988

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, Hartmut Michel, per la determinazione della struttura tridimensionale del centro di reazione fotosintetica

1988

Nobel Prizes Economy: Maurice Allais

1988

Academy Award Best Picture: Rain Man

1988

Academy Award Best Director: Barry Levinson, Rain Man

1988

Academy Award Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man

1988

Academy Award Best Actress: Jodie Foster, The Accused

1988

Academy Award Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda

1988

Academy Award Best Supporting Actress: Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist

1988

Academy Award Best Original Screenplay:

1988

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)

1988

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Steffi Graf d. Martina Navratilova (5-7, 6-2, 6-1)

1988

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Stefan Edberg d. Boris Becker (4-6, 7-6(7-2), 6-4, 6-2)

1988

Football XXII Super Bowl: Washington Redskins b. Denver Broncos (42-10)

1988

WINTER OLYMPICS, Winter Olympics XV: Calgary, Canada

1988

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers d. Detroit Pistons (4-3)

1988

SUMMER OLYMPICS, Summer Olympics XXIV: Seul (Corea)

1988

Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) 4-1 Oakland Athletics (AL)

1988

1988 Playboy cover

1988 May 05

Adele, singer,songwriter (Laurie Blue Adkins) (born at London,UK) Taurus

1988 May 19

Antonija Misura, basketball player (born at Sebenico, Croazia) Taurus

1988 October 20

Candice Swanepoel, model (born at Mooiriver, South Africa) Libra

1988 October 04

Derrick Rose, Basketball player (born at Chicago, Illinois, USA) Libra

1988 November 06

Emma Stone, actress (born at Scottsdale, Arizona, USA) Scorpio

1988 August 05

Federica Pellegrini, swimmer (born at Mirano, Venice,Italy) Leo

1988 September 20

Jenna Randall, atlethe (born at Ascot, UK) Virgo

1988 July 20

Julianne Hough, PROF (born at Orem, Utah, USA) Cancer

1988 September 29

Kevin Durant, Basketball player (born at Washington, D.C., USA) Libra

1988 February 20

Rihanna, singer(Robyn Rihanna Fenty) (born at Saint Michael, Barbados) Pisces

1988 November 12

Russell Westbrook, Basketball player (born at Long Beach, California, USA) Scorpio

1988 March 14

Stephen Curry, Basketball player (born at Akron, Ohio, USA) Pisces

1988 July 13

Tulisa Contostavlos, singer (born at Camden Town, London, England) Cancer

1988 April 13

Afterhours , Group Aries

1988 February 11

Almamegretta , Group Aquarius

1988 November 06

Conchita Wurst , singer (born at Gmunden, Austria) Scorpio

1988 April 15

Eliza Doolittle , PPP Aries

1988 September 26

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi , PROF Libra

1988 December 25

Marco Mengoni , LN (born at Italy) Capricorn

1988 December 03

Michela Quattrociocche , actress Sagittarius

1988 May 13

Paulo Avelino , WORK Taurus

1988 June 17

Stephanie Louise Rice OAM , PROF Gemini

1988 October 02

Suor Cristina Scuccia , singer Libra

1988 August 26

Tori Black , actress pornografica (born at Seattle) Virgo

1988 December 14

Vanessa Anne Hudgens , PROF Sagittarius

1988 June 17

Andrea Pazienza , Fumettista (born 1956 May 23) Gemini

1988 May 13

Chet Baker , musician (dead at Amsterdam,Netherlands) (born 1929 December 23) Capricorn

1988 March 07

Divine , actor, singer (Harris Glenn Milstead) (born 1945 October 19) Libra

1988 August 14

Enzo Ferrari , capitano d'industria (dead at Maranello,Italy) (born 1898 February 18) Aquarius

1988 May 18

Enzo Tortora , television (born 1928 November 30) Sagittarius

1988 October 09

Felix Wankel , Inventore tedesco (born 1902 August 13) Leo

1988 August 12

Jean-Michel Basquiat , Artista statunitense (born 1960 December 22) Capricorn

April 1988

Pierre Boudot , letterato (born 1930 September 22) Virgo

1988 April 18

Pierre Desproges , umorista (dead at Paris,France) (born 1939 May 09) Taurus

1988 June 03

Renzo Palmer , actor, doppiatore (Lorenzo Bigatti) (dead at Milano,Italy) (born 1929 December 20) Sagittarius