What Happened In April 1988 In History

Historical Events for April, 1988

• 4th » List of Governors of Arizona known as Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
• 10th » The Ojhri Camp disaster: Killing more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as a result of rockets and other munitions expelled by the blast.
• 14th » The USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 6 strikes a naval mine mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
• 14th » In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
• 18th » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
• 25th » In Israel, John Demjanuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1988

• 1st » Alexander Bychkov, Russian serial killer
• 1st » Brook Lopez, American basketball player
• 1st » Robin Lopez, American basketball player
• 1st » Courtney McCool, American gymnast
• 1st » Alessandra Perilli, Sammarinese target shooter
• 2nd » Francesca Catalano, American actress
• 2nd » Kimber James, American porn actress
• 2nd » Jesse Plemons, American actor
• 3rd » Kam Chancellor, American football player
• 3rd » Brandon Graham, American football player
• 3rd » Peter Hartley (footballer) known as Peter Hartley, English footballer
• 3rd » Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
• 4th » Frank Fielding, English footballer
• 5th » Jon Kwang-ik, North Korean footballer
• 5th » Christopher Papamichalopoulos, Cypriot skier
• 5th » Alex Valentini, Italian footballer
• 6th » Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
• 6th » Leigh Adams (footballer) called Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
• 6th » Mike Bailey (actor) called Mike Bailey, English actor and singer
• 6th » Melisa Cantiveros, Filipino actress
• 6th » Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
• 6th » Carlton Mitchell, American football player
• 6th » Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
• 6th » Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rician model, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
• 7th » Antonio Piccolo, Italian footballer
• 7th » Ed Speleers, English actor and producer
• 7th » Sarah Walker (Australian actress) known as Sarah Walker, Australian actress
• 8th » Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
• 8th » Stephanie Cayo, Peruvian actress and singer
• 8th » Rachael Finch, Australian beauty pageant titleholder and television reporter
• 8th » Kim Myung-sung, South Korean baseball player
• 9th » Uee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (After School (band) or After School)
• 9th » Michel Alves Baroni, Brazilian footballer
• 9th » Dino Imperial, Filipino actor
• 9th » Jeremy Metcalfe, English race car driver
• 10th » Haley Joel Osment, American actor
• 11th » Leland Irving, Canadian ice hockey player
• 11th » Oleh Kovalenko, Ukrainian footballer
• 12th » Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
• 12th » Stephen Brogan, English footballer
• 12th » Amedeo Calliari, Italian footballer
• 12th » Jessie James, American singer-songwriter
• 12th » April Rose Pengilly, Australian model and actress
• 13th » Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 13th » Petteri Koponen, Finnish basketball player
• 14th » Eliška Klučinová, Czech heptathlete
• 14th » Vasileios Pliatsikas, Greek footballer
• 15th » Thomas Albanese, Italian footballer
• 15th » Steven Defour, Belgian footballer
• 15th » Yann David, French rugby player
• 15th » Eliza Doolittle (singer) named Eliza Doolittle, English singer-songwriter
• 15th » Manami Numakura, Japanese voice actress
• 15th » Beate Schrott, Austrian hurdler
• 16th » Jullie, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
• 16th » Alisa Durbrow, Japanese model, actress, and singer
• 18th » Anagabriela Espinoza, Mexican model, Miss International 2009
• 18th » Andre Frolov, Estonian footballer
• 18th » Alexander Hauck, South African-German rugby player
• 19th » Enrique Esqueda, Mexican footballer
• 19th » Haruna Kojima, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48 and no3b)
• 19th » Saya Yūki, Japanese actress
• 20th » Brandon Belt, American baseball player
• 21st » Robbie Amell, Canadian actor
• 21st » Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 21st » Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
• 21st » Mia Permanto, Finnish singer and radio host (d. 2008)
• 21st » Adam Rooney, Irish fooballer
• 21st » Christoph Sanders, American actor
• 22nd » Cherise Donovan, Australian actress
• 22nd » James Ross (performer) e.g James Ross, American drag queen performer
• 22nd » Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer
• 23rd » Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
• 23rd » Prince Buaben, Ghanaian footballer
• 23rd » Molly Burnett, American actress and singer
• 23rd » Steph Houghton, English footballer
• 23rd » Erica Mer, American actress
• 23rd » Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater and actress
• 23rd » Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player
• 25th » James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » Sara Paxton, American actress
• 26th » Kimber James, American porn actress
• 26th » Hazel Ann Mendoza, Spanish-Filipino actress
• 26th » Manuel Viniegra, Mexican footballer
• 27th » Kris Thackray, English footballer
• 27th » Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
• 28th » Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer
• 28th » Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer
• 28th » Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player
• 29th » Younha, South Korean singer
• 29th » Elías Hernández, Mexican footballer
• 29th » Jovan Leacock, American footballer
• 29th » Taoufik Makhloufi, Algerian runner
• 29th » Steve Mason (ice hockey) called Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Julian Reus, German sprinter
• 29th » Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
• 30th » Andy Allen (chef) called Andy Allen, Australian chef

Famous Deaths for April 1988

• 1st » Jim Jordan (actor) known as Jim Jordan, American actor (b. 1896)
• 3rd » Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (b. 1907)
• 4th » Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 9th » Brook Benton, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931)
• 9th » Hans Berndt, German footballer (b. 1913)
• 9th » Dave Prater, American singer (Sam & Dave) (b. 1937)
• 12th » Colette Deréal, French actress and singer (b. 1927)
• 12th » Alan Paton, South African author (b. 1903)
• 13th » Jean Gascon, Canadian actor and director (b. 1920)
• 15th » Kenneth Williams, English actor (b. 1926)
• 16th » Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)
• 16th » Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)
• 17th » Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (b. 1900)
• 18th » Pierre Desproges, French journalist and actor (b. 1939)
• 19th » Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (b. 1901)
• 21st » Stanisław Czabański, Polish murderer, last person executed in Poland (b. 1959)
• 22nd » Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (b. 1917)
• 22nd » Irene Rich, American actress (b. 1891)
• 25th » Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
• 25th » Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (b. 1904)
• 25th » Valerie Solanas, American author and playwright (b. 1936)
• 27th » Fred Bear, American hunter (b. 1902)
• 27th » David Scarboro, English actor (b. 1968)
• 28th » B. W. Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)
• 29th » James McCracken, American tenor (b. 1926)

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