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.

World Events

Important Historical Events of the Year 1988 in World ⚡

Date	Incident/Event
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	Governor of Arizona Evan Mecham was removed from office afterbeing convicted in his impeachment trial.
14 april	“Mails” opens at Music Box Theater New York City. It was for 36 performances.
14 april	U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty.
15 may	The last troop withdrawal of Soviet Army started on May 15, 1988 from Afghanistan following the end of Soviet Afghan War. This conflict is also known as ‘Bear Trap’ and it played a very significant role for emerging of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a new era of terrorism.
03 july	United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
06 august	New York City Police officers charged a crowd protesting acurfew for the previously 24-hour Tompkins Square Park, sparking a riotthat led to more than 100 complaints of police brutality.
08 august	A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, whichbecame known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state ofthe Burma Socialist Programme Party.
09 august	Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions inice hockey history.
10 august	Japanese American internment-The Civil Liberties Act of 1988became law, authorizing US$20,000 in reparations to each survivinginternee.
20 august	The worse fire in the Yellowstone National Park destroys over 150,000 acres of the park. It caused a summer where over 1/3 of the park was ruined while the fire gained between 5 to 10 miles a day.
20 august	Fires in the United States' Yellowstone National Park destroyedmore than 150,000 acres (610 km2), the single-worst day of theconflagration.
13 september	Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb(26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h),making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.
27 september	Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi , thepolitical party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma.
12 october	Sri Lankan Civil War-Indian troops mounted a failed assault onJaffna University, which served as the Tamil Tigers' militaryheadquarters.
19 october	A bill approved by the senate restricts the amount of ads that can be shown during children's TV programs.
04 november	Thousands of computers have been the targets of a computer virus. Due to the virus a number of computers were shut down as it slowed down their functioning and they were forced to reboot.
15 november	The Soviet Buran spacecraft, a reusable vehicle built inresponse to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, unmanned, on herfirst and only space flight.
15 november	PLO leader Yasser Arafat proclaimed the creation of the Stateof Palestine as 'the state of Palestinians wherever they may be'.
22 november	Angela Merkel assumed office as the first female Chancellor ofGermany.
02 december	Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan, the firstwoman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
06 december	The Australian Capital Territory was granted self-government.
07 december	A 6.9 Mw earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people.
10 december	According to rescue workers, the destructive earthquake that hit Armenia has led to the death of have approximately 45,000 people and rendered around 50,000 homeless.
12 december	A collision between three trains during morning rush hour at Clapham Junction in south London, leads to the death of 35 people and injuring many others.
12 december	Three trains collided near Clapham Junctionrailway station in London killing 35 people and injuring 500.
20 december	The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances governing international cooperation against the illegal drug trade was signed in Vienna.
21 december	A total of 270 people were killed when a bomb on board Pan Am Flight 103 exploded while the plane was in flight over Lockerbie, Scotland.
22 december	Brazilian unionist and environmental activist Chico Mendes was murdered at his Xapuri home.
02 June	Famous Bollywood actor, producer and director Raj Kapoor passed away.
15 June	NASA launches Space Vehicle S-213.
21 July	Indian national satellite INSAT-1C) was launched.
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.
20 August	A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in India and Nepal killed a thousand people.
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.
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.
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.
12 October	The Birchandra Manu massacre took place in Tripura, India.
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.

India Events

Important Historical Events of the Year 1988 in India ⚡

Date	Incident/Event
12 october	Sri Lankan Civil War-Indian troops mounted a failed assault onJaffna University, which served as the Tamil Tigers' militaryheadquarters.
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.