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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