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January 10, 1988 
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Born on Saturday January 9, 1988
- Jan van der Sluis, Mastenbroek, gemeente Zwollerkerspel
- Angela Koning († 2005)
Died on Saturday January 9, 1988
- Antonie Cornelis Carel Vierveijzer (72), Arnhem, GE Netherlands
- Aaltje Berkheij (52), Noordwijk
- Calvin Ooms (68), Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Cornelis Anthonius Maria Luijten (75), Tilburg
- Anna Kleefmann (88)
- Aart Henderinus Krijgsman (77), Brielle
- Cornelis Antonius Maria Luijten (75), Tilburg
- Charles Newell Brown (78), Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
- Antoinette Troonbeeckx (75)
- Albert Johannes Zwiers (67), Eibergen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 9, 1988 at Delpher
Born on January 9
- 1987 » Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
- 1987 » Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 » Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1988 » Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
- 1988 » Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
- 1988 » Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
- 1989 » Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- 1989 » Michael Beasley, American basketball player
- 1989 » Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress
- 1989 » Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
Died on January 9
- 1984 » Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
- 1985 » Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
- 1987 » Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1988 » Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
- 1989 » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
- 1990 » Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)
- 1990 » Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
- 1992 » Bill Naughton, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
- 1992 » Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1993 » Paul Hasluck, Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1905)
Names that were popular for boys in 1988
- Thomas
- Jeroen
- Jan
- Michael
- Kevin
- Robert
- Mark
- Johannes
- Tim
- Frank
- Dennis
- Patrick
- Bart
- Daniel
- Pieter
- Nick
Names that were popular for girls in 1988
- Jessica
- Maria
- Linda
- Laura
- Sarah
- Anne
- Johanna
- Sandra
- Sanne
- Samantha
- Anna
- Kim
- Stephanie
- Nicole
- Esther
- Chantal
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1988
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
- January 13 » Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
- April 14 » In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
- October 27 » Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
- November 8 » U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
- November 19 » Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
- December 9 » The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, is officially opened.
Weather January 9, 1988
The temperature on January 9, 1988 was between 2.0 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.