What Happened in 1988
80 historical events, 71 notable births, and 11 notable deaths in 1988.
Major Events
January 1988
1988 — year
1988 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXIV Olympiad, in Seoul, South Korea
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 — 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1988 Formula One World Championship — sports season
1988 Summer Olympics medal table — distribution of medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
1988 AFC Asian Cup — international football competition
athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Track and field athletics events during the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
1988–89 UEFA Cup — 18th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1988 Olympic Summer Games
swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Swimming at the Olympics
1988 in film — overview of the events of 1988 in film
football at the 1988 Summer Olympics — 1988 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics — tennis tournament
volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Olympic competition
Campos de Sport de El Sardinero — football stadium
wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics
rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Table tennis at the Olympics
water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics
1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners — state-sponsored mass executions of political prisoners in Iran
1988 European Super Cup — football match
1988 Winter Paralympics — Winter Paralympics
South Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Participation of South Yemen in the 1988 Summer Olympics
boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying — international football competition
shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Sports shooting at the Olympics
field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
28th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics — country participating in the Olympic Games
UEFA Euro 1988 squads — Wikimedia list article
weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics — 1988 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics — Speed skating at the Olympics
archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Archery at the Olympics
judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics — judo competition
East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics — overview of East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics — country entered in olympic winter games
Greece at the 1988 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
synchronized swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics — synchronised swimming events at the Olympics
February 1988
1988 Winter Olympics — 15th edition of Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada
figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics — 1988 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics — 1988 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
June 1988
UEFA Euro 1988 — 8th European association football championship
UEFA Euro 1988 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1988
1988 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
1988 Detroit Grand Prix — motor car race
December 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 — US transatlantic flight, bombed in 1988 over Scotland
1988 Spitak earthquake — December 1988 earthquake in Armenian SSR, USSR
1988 Intercontinental Cup — 1988 edition of the Intercontinental Cup
July 1988
Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown — 1988 airliner shootdown
1988 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
Piper Alpha — North Sea oil platform that burnt down in 1988
1988 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
March 1988
Halabja massacre — massacre against the Kurdish people that took place in Halabja, Iraq on March 16, 1988
WrestleMania IV — WWE's 1988 WrestleMania pay-per-view
November 1988
1988 United States presidential election — 51st quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Palestinian Declaration of Independence — statement written by Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat
1988 Australian Grand Prix — 468th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
April 1988
60th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1987
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 — 1988 aviation accident
1988 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
October 1988
1988 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Seoul, South Korea
1988 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
1988 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
May 1988
1988 European Cup Final — association football match
1988 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
1988 French presidential election — 1988 presidential election in France
1988 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
August 1988
Ramstein air show disaster — aviation accident
1988 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988
1988 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race