Year 1988 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1988

The year 1988 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1988 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
02 June	Famous Bollywood actor, producer and director Raj Kapoor passed away.
15 June	NASA launches Space Vehicle S-213.
06 September	At the age of 11, Thomas Gregory became the youngest swimmer to swim the English Channel.
18 September	Burma repealed its constitution.
02 October	The longest bridge over the sea opened between Mandapam and Pamban in Tamil Nadu.
05 October	The Constituent Assembly of Brazil approved the constitution.
13 October	The US conducted a nuclear test in Nevada.
14 October	The US conducted a nuclear test in Nevada.
15 October	Ujwala Patil became the first Asian woman to travel the world through the sea.
08 November	A devastating earthquake in China killed 900 people.
16 November	Benazir Bhutto was elected the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan. The election was held in Pakistan after nearly a decade.
24 November	For the first time, Lok Sabha MP Lalduhoma was disqualified under the anti-defection law.
30 November	Eminent Qari Ustad Abdul Basit Abdussamad of Egypt died in Qahera Nagar.
17 August	Pakistan's President Zia-ul-Haq and US Ambassador Arnold Raphael died in an air crash.
01 December	The cyclone in Bangladesh killed 596 people, leaving 500,000 people homeless.
01 December	World AIDS Day began.
02 December	Benazir Bhutto took over as Prime Minister of Pakistan as the first woman.
07 December	The 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Armenia killed 25 thousand people and left millions homeless.
20 December	The Parliament approved the bill to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 years through the 62nd Constitutional Amendment.
21 December	A Pan Am's jumbo jet crashed in the town of Lockerbie near the Scottish border with 258 passengers.
22 December	A Pan Am's jumbo jet crashed in the town of Lockerbie near the Scottish border with 258 passengers.
29 December	The Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closed.
20 January	Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the greatest activist of Pashtun independence and called Frontier Gandhi, died.
27 January	The helicopter postal service was inaugurated for the first time.
27 February	The helicopter postal service was inaugurated for the first time.
14 March	A special day for math lovers 'Pie Day' was celebrated for the first time.
15 March	For the first time after independence, eight political parties called for the Bharat Bandh.
25 March	NASA launched the spacecraft S206.
08 April	General Weng Shang Kun elected president of China.
09 April	Li Peng became the Prime Minister of China.
26 January	Phantom of the Opera, the longest running Broadway play inaugurated.
12 February	Anthony Kennedy was appointed to the Supreme Court of United States.
29 March	African National Congress Representative Delsea September was assassinated in Paris.
10 April	The Great Seto Bridge opened to traffic in Japan.
08 May	François Mitterrand's party was re-elected for 7 years in France.
05 June	The first National Cancer Survivors Day was held.
16 July	Paddy Ashdown became the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Britain.
11 August	Al-Qaeda was formed by Osama bin Laden.
17 September	The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea.
24 November	The popular American cult television comedy Mystery Science Theater made its debut at 3000 KTMA.
01 December	The first World AIDS Day was organized.
29 January	On the Test cricket debut 107 runs were scored by Mark great batch when he was playing against England.
20 February	The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
27 February	The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the targetof a violent pogrom.
29 February	On the test cricket debut, 107 runs were scored by Mark Greatbatch when he was playing against England
06 March	In Operation Flavius, the British Special Air Service killed three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers while they were conspiring to bomb a parade of British military bands in Gibraltar.
13 March	The Seikan Tunnel, the longest and deepest tunnel in the world,opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.
14 March	China defeated Vietnam in a naval battle as the formerattempted to establish oceanographic observation posts on the SpratlyIslands.
15 March	NASA reports accelerated break dawn of arome layer by CFK. It is a very serious matter. Nowadays instead of decreasing the problems is going on increasing.
16 March	Using pistols and grenades, loyalist Michael Stone attacked thefuneral of three Provisional IRA volunteers who had been killed inGibraltar ten days earlier, killing three attendees and injuring over 60more.
16 March	Iran–Iraq War: Iraqi forces began attacking the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, killing up to 5, 000 people.
17 March	Eritrean War of Independence-The Eritrean People's LiberationFront encircled an Ethiopian force and gained a decisive victory in theBattle of Afabet.
04 April	Erizona Governor Ivan Mekham was removed from the post after being convicted in impeachment trial.
14 April	Mails Music Box Theater opens in New York City. It was for 36 demonstrations.
14 April	U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghanistan signs the Treaty.
15 May	The last contingent of the Soviet army began from Afghanistan on 15 May 1988 after the end of the Soviet Afghan war. This struggle is also known as TRAP Bair Trap 'and it played a very important role for the rise of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and the new era of terrorism.
03 July	The United States Navy warship USS Vinsens shot the Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
06 August	Police officers of New York City accused the mob protesting at Tompkins Square Park first 24 hours, there were more than 100 complaints of police vandalism due to a riot.
08 August	8888 rebellion, a series of march, protests, protests and riots began against a party state of Burma Socialist Program Party in Burma.
08 August	March, a series of demonstrations, protests and riots, known as 8888 rebellion, began against one-one state Burma Socialist Program Party.
09 August	Wayne Greatzaki was included in one of the most controversial player transactions in Los Angeles Kings from Admonton Olers.
10 August	In the Japanese American International-The Civil Liberty Act 1988, every surviving person was given a right of $ 20,000 in refinance.
20 August	Worse fire in Yelostone National Park destroys 150,000 acres of park. It ruined 1/3 of the park in summer, while the fire broke between 5 and 10 miles a day.
20 August	The fire at Yelostone National Park in the United States was destroyed more than 150,000 acres (610 km2), which is the worst day of one day.
13 September	Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 MB (26.22 in) with a continuous flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km / h), which at that time became the most acute Atlantic storm on records.
27 September	The National League for Democracy was established in Burma under the leadership of pro -democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
19 October	A bill approved by the Senate prohibits the amount of advertisements that can be shown during children's TV programs.
04 November	Thousands of computers have been aiming for a computer virus. Many computers were closed due to the virus as it slowed their functioning and were forced to reboot them.
15 November	The Soviet Buran spacecraft, a reusable vehicle was built for the NASA's space shuttle program, was launched on unmanned, herfers and only space flight.
15 November	PLO leader Yasar Arafat declared the formation of the Statoff Palestine as 'the kingdom of Palestinians where they could be'.
22 November	Angela Merkel took charge as the first female Chancellor.
02 December	Benazir Bhutto became the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was the first woman to preside over the Government of Islam-Prabhu.
06 December	The Australian capital region was provided self-governance.
07 December	A 6.9 MW earthquake in Armenia's Spitca region killed at least 25,000 people.
10 December	According to rescuers, about 45,000 people have been killed and about 50,000 homeless due to the devastating earthquake in Armenia.
12 December	Clifam Junction in South London collided between three trains, 35 people killed and several others were injured in the morning.
12 December	Three trains collided near London's Clafham Junction Station (Picture of debris) 35 people died and 500 were injured.
20 December	The United Nations Convention was signed in Vienna against non-government drugs and psychotropic substances controlling international crime against illegal drug business.
21 December	A total of 270 people were killed when Paan MPLight 103 was bombing a bomb blast, while the aircraft was flying in Laukery, Scotland.
22 December	Brazilian unionist and environmental activist Chiko Mendes was kept in his Xapuri house.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
21 July	Indian national satellite INSAT-1C) was launched.
20 August	A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in India and Nepal killed a thousand people.
03 February	Indian Navy's first nuclear powered submarine 'INS Chakra' was inducted into the military fleet.
25 February	India's first surface-to-surface missile Prithvi was successfully launched.
12 October	The Birchandra Manu massacre took place in Tripura, India.
12 October	Sri Lankan Citizen War-Indian soldiers launched a unsuccessful attack on Jaffna University, which served as the military headquarters of Tamil Tigers.

Birth	Name/Category/Country
22 October	Parineeti Chopra / Actress / India
05 November	Virat Kohli / Player / India
15 December	Geeta Phogat / Player / India
01 May	Anushka Sharma / Actress / India
01 May	Lt. Kiran Shekhawat / Navy women officer / India
02 September	Ishant Sharma / Cricketer / India
02 September	Ishmeet Singh / Singer / India
03 October	Erica Car / Actress / India
05 November	Gaelyn Mendonca / Actress / India
05 November	Virat Kohli / Cricketer / India
07 August	Anisa Mohammed / Cricketer / India
08 April	Nitya Menon / Actress / India
08 August	Rinku Singh / Baseball Player / India
13 September	Simran Kaur Mundi / Actress / India
15 December	Geeta phogat / Player / India
16 July	Ansa Syed / Actress / India
20 February	Jiah Khan / Actress / India
20 February	Zia Khan / Actress / India
21 April	Aditi Gupta / Actress / India
22 October	Parineeti Chopra / Actress / India
23 August	Vaani Kapoor / Actress / India
24 June	Sumona Chakravarti / Actress / India
28 November	Yami Gautam / Actress / India

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