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Events of 1988
January
- January 1 - The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (though Gorbachev had begun minor restructuring in 1985).
- January 1 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
- March 6 - Students at Gallaudet University go on strike for the selection of a non-deaf university president.
- March 7 - Operation Flavius: The Special Air Service fatally shoot three unarmed Irish Republican Army members in Gibraltar.
- March 8 - Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen.
- March 8 - U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday". The bipartisan primary/caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the 6 competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests. Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.
- March 16 - The Halabja poison gas attack is carried out by Iraqi government forces.
- March 16 - Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- March 17 - A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into the side of the mountains near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
- March 17 - Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
- March 19 - British Army Corporals Woods and Howes are killed by the IRA in the so-called "Corporals killings".
- March 20 - Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the EPLF enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- March 24 - An Israeli court sentences Mordechai Vanunu to 18 years in prison for disclosing Israel's nuclear program to The Sunday Times .
- March 25 - The Candle Demonstration in Bratislava, Slovakia is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
- March 26 - U.S. presidential candidate Jesse Jackson defeats Michael Dukakis in the Michigan Democratic caucuses, becoming the temporary front-runner for the party's nomination. Richard Gephardt withdraws his candidacy after his campaign speeches against imported automobiles fail to earn him much support in Detroit.
- March 29 - African National Congress representative Dulcie September is assassinated in Paris.
April
- June 5 - The first National Cancer Survivors Day is held.
- June 6 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom strips jockey Lester Piggott of his Order of the British Empire following his jailing for tax irregularities.
- June 11 - The name of the General Public License (GPL) is mentioned for the first time.
- June 11 - Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela.
- June 25 - The Netherlands defeats the Soviet Union 2–0 to win Euro 88.
- June 26 - Air France Flight 296 crashed into the tops of trees beyond the runway on a demonstration flight at Habsheim, France. 3 passengers were killed.
- June 28 - Four workers are asphyxiated at a metal-plating plant in Auburn, Indiana, in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history (a fifth victim dies 2 days later).
- June 29 - Morrison v. Olson : The United States Supreme Court upholds the law allowing special prosecutors to investigate suspected crimes by executive branch officials.
- June 30 - Roman Catholic Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrates four bishops at Ecône, Switzerland for his apostolate, along with Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, without a papal mandate.
July
- September 5 - With US$2 billion in federal aid, the Robert M. Bass Group agrees to buy the United States's largest thrift, American Savings and Loan Association.
- September 11 - In Estonia, 300 000 demonstrate for independence.
- September 12 - Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
- September 17 – October 2 - The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea.
- September 22 - The Ocean Odyssey drilling rig suffers a blowout and fire in the North Sea. (See also July 6)
- September 24–26 - Large, militant protests against the 1988 World Bank and IMF meetings take place in West Berlin.
- September 29 - STS-26 : NASA resumes space shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery .
October
- December 1 - Carlos Salinas de Gortari takes office as President of Mexico.
- December 2 - Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
- December 2 - A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.
- December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25,000, injures 15,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.
- December 7 - Estonian becomes the official language of Estonia.
- December 9 - The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory.
- December 12 - The Clapham Junction rail crash kills 35 and injures 132.
- December 16 - Perennial U.S. presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche is convicted of mail fraud.
- December 20 - The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna.
- December 21 - Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Those responsible are believed to be of either Iranian or Libyan origin.
- December 22 - Brazilian union and environmental activist Chico Mendes is assassinated.
Undated
- TAT-8, the first transatlantic telephone cable to use optical fibers, is completed.
- Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes.
- The US Drought of 1988 causes big crop damage in many states, impacts many portions of the United States and causes around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffered in the conditions. Heat waves caused 4800 to 17000 deaths while scorching many areas of the United States during 1988.
Ongoing
- 1988 Junior Olympics
- Cold War
Births
January–March
- January 4 - Nabila Jamshed, Indian Fantasy Novelist
- January 5 - Pauline, French singer
- January 7 - Alan Lowing, Scottish footballer
- January 7 - Robert Sheehan, Irish actor
- January 8 - Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- January 9 - Glyn Wise, Welsh television/radio personality - runner-up, Big Brother 2006
- January 10 - Michael Mcilorum, English rugby union player
- January 12 - Chris Casement, Northern Irish footballer
- January 12 - Andrew Lawrence, American actor
- January 13 - Tatev Abrahamyan, American chess player
- January 14 - Mikalah Gordon, American television personality
- January 16 - Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
- January 22 - Greg Oden, American basketball player
- January 25 - Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
- January 25 - Daniel Haynes, English footballer
- January 27 - Kerlon, Brazilian footballer
- January 29 - Owen Garvan, Irish footballer
- January 29 - Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish soccer player
- February 4 - Carly Patterson, American gymnast
- February 4 - Eoin McDowell, Irish rugby player
- February 6 - Bailey Hanks, American actress
- February 7 - Ai Kago, Japanese singer
- February 8 - Ryan Pinkston, American actor
- February 11 - Li Chun, Chinese singer
- February 12 - Nicoleta Daniela Şofronie, Romanian gymnast
- February 14 - Eliska Amor, Spanish American actress
- February 14 - Quentin Mosimann, Swiss singer, winner of Star Academy France 7
- February 18 - Andie Valentino, American nude model
- February 18 - Mark Davies, British footballer
- February 18 - Shane Lyons, American actor
- February 18 - Maiara Walsh, Brazilian actress
- February 19 - Miyu Irino, Japanese voice actor
- February 20 - Rihanna, Barbadian R&B singer
- February 25 - Rúrik Gíslason, Icelandic footballer
- February 26 - David Williams, Australian footballer
- February 29 - Lena Gercke, German model
- March 1 - Melissandre Fuentes, Andorra figure skater
- March 1 - Katija Pevec, American actress
- March 2 - Kathryn Blair, daughter of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- March 2 - Vito Mannone, Italian footballer
- March 2 - Kate Alexa, Australian singer
- March 3 - Timur Gareev, Asian chess player
- March 6 - Elaine and Melanie Silver, American actresses
- March 10 - Ivan Rakitic, Croatian and Swiss footballer
- March 15 - Rebecca Moore, Miss Alabama USA
- March 21 - Lee Cattermole, English footballer
- March 21 - Pat McCabe, Australian rugby union player
- March 25 - Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor
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