7th » Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan people Afghan in outer space space, returns aboard the Soviet Union Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station.
8th » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to Yellowstone fires of 1988 or ongoing fires.
11th » The St. Jean Bosco massacre takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
13th » Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
18th » End of 8888 Uprising or pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students), are killed by the Myanmar Armed Forces or Tatmadaw.
23rd » José Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first member of the 40–40 club.
27th » National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
29th » Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster e.g Space Shuttle 'Challenger' disaster.
30th » Al Holbert was fatally injured when his privately owned propeller driven Piper Aerostar or Piper PA-60 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Columbus, Ohio when a clamshell door was not closed.