What Happened In July 1988 In History

Historical Events for July, 1988

• 3rd » United States Navy warship USS Vincennes CG-49 6 shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
• 3rd » The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
• 23rd » General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
• 31st » 32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse e.g bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1988

• 1st » Dedé (footballer born 1988) called Dedé, Brazilian footballer
• 1st » Evan Ellingson, American actor
• 2nd » Porta (rapper) known as Porta, Spanish rapper
• 2nd » Lee Chung-Yong, South Korean footballer
• 3rd » Winston Reid, New Zealand-Danish footballer
• 3rd » Vladislav Sesganov, Russian figure skater
• 3rd » James Troisi, Australian footballer
• 4th » Angelique Boyer, French-Mexican actress and singer
• 4th » Jada Stevens, American porn actress
• 5th » Adriano Buzaid, Brazilian race car driver
• 5th » Vincent Chepkok, Kenyan runner
• 5th » Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer
• 5th » Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
• 6th » Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
• 6th » Brittany Underwood, American actress and singer
• 7th » Kaci Brown, American singer-songwriter
• 7th » Lukas Rosenthal, German rugby player
• 7th » Ilan Rubin, American drummer (Angels & Airwaves, Nine Inch Nails, Lostprophets, Denver Harbor, and Fenix TX)
• 7th » Jack Whitehall, English comedian and actor
• 8th » Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
• 8th » David Taylor (rugby league) known as Dave Taylor, Australian rugby player
• 8th » Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
• 9th » Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
• 10th » Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988) or Antonio Brown, American football player
• 10th » Heather Hemmens, American actress
• 11th » Yuka Iguchi, Japanese voice actress
• 11th » Étienne Capoue, French footballer
• 11th » Annette Melton, Australian actress and model
• 11th » Natalya Zhedik, Russian basketball player
• 12th » LeSean McCoy, American football player
• 12th » Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
• 12th » Risa Taneda, Japanese voice actress
• 13th » Tulisa Contostavlos, English singer-songwriter and actress (N-Dubz)
• 13th » Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes, Brazilian-Italian footballer
• 13th » Colton Haynes, American actor and model
• 13th » Steven R. McQueen, American actor
• 13th » Raúl Spank, German high jumper
• 14th » Conor McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist
• 14th » James Vaughan (footballer, born 1988) called James Vaughan, English footballer
• 16th » Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer
• 17th » Summer Bishil, American actress
• 17th » Guo Yue (table tennis) or Guo Yue, Chinese table tennis player
• 18th » Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer
• 18th » Sofia Kvatsabaia, Georgian tennis player
• 18th » César Villaluz, Mexican footballer
• 19th » Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor
• 19th » Jakub Kovář, Czech ice hockey player
• 19th » Cherami Leigh, American actress
• 19th » Joe Tracini, English actor and singer
• 20th » Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
• 20th » Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
• 21st » DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player
• 21st » Chris Mitchell (footballer born 1988) called Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
• 22nd » Paul Coutts, Scottish footballer
• 22nd » Thomas Kraft, German footballer
• 22nd » Jeremy Schilling, American radio host
• 22nd » Yuriko Yoshitaka, Japanese actress
• 23rd » Pippa Bennett-Warner, English actress
• 23rd » Pablo Holman, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kudai)
• 24th » Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer
• 24th » Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Kara (band) known as Kara)
• 25th » Paulinho (footballer) or Paulinho, Brazilian footballer
• 25th » John Goossens, Dutch footballer
• 25th » Tom Hiariej, Dutch footballer
• 25th » Sarah Geronimo, Filipino singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 25th » Heather Marks, Canadian model and actress
• 25th » Anthony Stokes, Irish footballer
• 25th » Stacey Kemp, English skater
• 26th » Sayaka Akimoto, Japanese singer, actress, and dancer (AKB48 and Diva (Japanese band) named Diva)
• 26th » Francia Raisa, American actress
• 27th » Adam Biddle (footballer) or Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
• 27th » Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player
• 27th » Ryan Tannehill, American football player
• 28th » Ayla Brown, American basketball player and singer
• 28th » Gunnar Nelson (fighter) or Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic mixed martial artist
• 28th » Natasha Nice, French-American porn actress
• 28th » Nick Santino (musician) called Nick Santino, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Rocket to the Moon)
• 29th » Alexander Lee Eusebio, Hong Kong-South Korean singer (U-KISS)
• 29th » Sabrina van der Donk, Dutch model, Miss Earth 2006
• 30th » Lara Jean Marshall, English-Australian actress, singer, and dancer
• 31st » Charlie Carver, American actor
• 31st » A. J. Green, American football player
• 31st » Krystal Meyers, American singer-songwriter

Famous Deaths for July 1988

• 4th » Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (b. 1954)
• 8th » Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (b. 1905)
• 15th » Eleanor Estes, American author (b. 1906)
• 17th » Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)
• 18th » Nico, German singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1938)
• 18th » Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor (b. 1924)
• 22nd » Duane Jones, American actor (b. 1936)
• 25th » Judith Barsi, American actress (b. 1978)
• 26th » Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher, scholar, and academic (b. 1919)
• 27th » Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (b. 1901)
• 31st » Trinidad Silva, American actor (b. 1950)

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