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What Happened In May 1988 In History

Historical Events for May, 1988

  • 4th » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of space shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
  • 14th » Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driving or drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.
  • 15th » Soviet war in Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  • 29th » The President of the United States known as U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1988

  • 1st » Nicholas Braun, American actor
  • 1st » Anushka Sharma, Indian model and actress
  • 2nd » Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
  • 2nd » Stephen Henderson (footballer born 1988) called Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
  • 2nd » Artur Noga, Polish hurdler
  • 2nd » Lara Veronin, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter (Nan Quan Mama)
  • 4th » Georgios Ioannidis, Greek footballer
  • 4th » Kellie Loder, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 5th » Adele, English singer-songwriter
  • 5th » Mai Agan, Estonian bass player and composer
  • 5th » Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (d. 1996)
  • 5th » Brooke Hogan, American singer and actress
  • 5th » Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
  • 7th » Eino Puri, Estonian footballer
  • 7th » Sander Puri, Estonian footballer
  • 8th » Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player
  • 8th » Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
  • 9th » J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
  • 11th » Ace Hood, American rapper
  • 11th » Marcel Kittel, German cyclist
  • 11th » Jeremy Maclin, American football player
  • 11th » Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 12th » Marky Cielo, Filipino actor and dancer (d. 2008)
  • 12th » Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian footballer
  • 13th » Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
  • 13th » Casey Donovan (singer) e.g Casey Donovan, Australian singer-songwriter
  • 14th » Jayne Appel, American basketball player
  • 15th » Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
  • 15th » Nemanja Nešić, Serbian rower (d. 2012)
  • 16th » Abella Anderson, Cuban-American porn actress
  • 16th » Jesús Castillo (footballer) or Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer
  • 16th » Martynas Gecevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
  • 16th » Jaak Põldma, Estonian tennis player
  • 17th » Soccer (dog) named Soccer, American acting dog (d. 2001)
  • 17th » Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
  • 17th » Jennison Myrie-Williams, English footballer
  • 18th » Taeyang, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Big Bang (South Korean band) called Big Bang)
  • 18th » Ryan Cooley, Canadian actor
  • 18th » Kōji Seto, Japanese actor and singer
  • 18th » Tanner Wayne, American drummer (Underminded, Chiodos, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
  • 20th » Nathaniel Brown, American actor and director
  • 20th » Carla Humphries, American-Filipino actress
  • 20th » Robin Juhkental, Estonian singer-songwriter (Malcolm Lincoln)
  • 20th » Yusuf Kasal, Turkish footballer
  • 20th » Miyu Nagase, Japanese singer and guitarist (Zone (band) e.g Zone)
  • 20th » Trīna Šlapeka, Latvian tennis player
  • 21st » Claire Cashmore, English swimmer
  • 21st » Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer and actress (Kara (band) called Kara)
  • 21st » Jonny Howson, English footballer
  • 21st » Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper
  • 22nd » Anthony Andreu, French footballer
  • 22nd » Chase Budinger, American basketball player
  • 22nd » Markus Müller, German footballer
  • 23rd » Danny de Jong, Dutch actor
  • 23rd » Lorenzo De Silvestri, Italian footballer
  • 23rd » Vaness del Moral, Filipino actress and dancer
  • 23rd » Morgan Pressel, American golfer
  • 23rd » Zachary Wohlman, American boxer
  • 24th » Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 24th » Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant
  • 24th » Kimberley Crossman, New Zealand actress and dancer
  • 24th » Billy Gilman, American singer
  • 25th » Elle and Blair Fowler called Elle Fowler, American blogger
  • 25th » Union J or JJ Hamblett, English singer (Union J)
  • 25th » Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer
  • 25th » Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer
  • 26th » Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
  • 26th » Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Colombian footballer
  • 26th » Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower
  • 26th » Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
  • 26th » Damian Williams (American football) named Damian Williams, American football player
  • 27th » Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
  • 27th » Mari Pokinen, Estonian actress and singer
  • 27th » Allyn Rose, American model and athlete, Miss Maryland USA named Miss Maryland USA 2011
  • 28th » NaVorro Bowman, American football player
  • 28th » Percy Harvin, American football player
  • 28th » Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
  • 28th » Meisa Kuroki, Japanese actress and singer
  • 28th » David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 28th » Luke Prosser, English footballer
  • 29th » Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
  • 29th » Steve Mason (ice hockey) named Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 30th » Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian-English footballer
  • 30th » Antonio Winterstein, Australian rugby player
  • 31st » Lisa Bund, German singer-songwriter
  • 31st » Hope Partlow, American singer

Famous Deaths for May 1988

  • 3rd » Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (b. 1908)
  • 3rd » Paul Vario, American mobster (b. 1914)
  • 5th » Michael Shaara, American author (b. 1928)
  • 8th » Robert A. Heinlein, American author (b. 1907)
  • 10th » Shen Congwen, Chinese author (b. 1902)
  • 11th » Kim Philby, Indian-English spy (b. 1912)
  • 13th » Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)
  • 14th » Willem Drees, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1886)
  • 18th » Daws Butler, American voice actor (b. 1916)
  • 21st » Sammy Davis, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900)
  • 22nd » Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1914)
  • 23rd » Aya Kitō, Japanese author (b. 1962)
  • 27th » Ernst Ruska, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
  • 28th » Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
  • 29th » Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1946)

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