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Born on Saturday January 23, 1988
- Maria Josephina de Geus, Leiden
Died on Saturday January 23, 1988
- Antonia Josephina Govers (90), 's Hertogenbosch
- Beatrice Hood Stein (52), 56 Randolph Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
- Cornelia van Leeuwen (94)
- Carol Ann Bragg Smith (42), Illinois
- Cornelis Joziasse (75)
- Berendina Antonia Borgonje (69), Deventer
- Cornelis Koendertsz Wijker (91), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alida Schenkel (94), Zuidlaren
- Alida Anna Maria Steenman (94), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Augusta Drossin (77)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 23, 1988 at Delpher
Born on January 23
- 1986 » Gelete Burka, Ethiopian runner
- 1986 » José Enrique, Spanish footballer
- 1986 » Marc Laird, Scottish footballer
- 1986 » Michael Stevens, American YouTuber and educator
- 1986 » Sandro Viletta, Swiss skier
- 1986 » Steven Taylor, English footballer
- 1987 » Leo Komarov, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1988 » Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Şener Özbayraklı, Turkish footballer
- 1990 » Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler
Died on January 23
- 1983 » Fred Bakewell, English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)
- 1984 » Muin Bseiso, Palestinian-Egyptian poet and critic (b. 1926)
- 1985 » James Beard, American chef and cookbook author for whom the James Beard Foundation Awards are named (b.1905)
- 1986 » Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and painter (b. 1921)
- 1988 » Charles Glen King, American biochemist and academic (b. 1896)
- 1989 » Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (b. 1961)
- 1989 » Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1904)
- 1990 » Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1952)
- 1991 » Northrop Frye, Canadian author and critic (b. 1912)
- 1992 » Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (b. 1924)
Names that were popular for boys in 1988
- Thomas
- Jeroen
- Jan
- Michael
- Kevin
- Robert
- Mark
- Johannes
- Tim
- Frank
- Patrick
- Dennis
- Bart
- Daniel
- Nick
- Pieter
Names that were popular for girls in 1988
- Jessica
- Maria
- Linda
- Laura
- Anne
- Sarah
- Johanna
- Sandra
- Samantha
- Sanne
- Kim
- Anna
- 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 28 » In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
- March 13 » The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
- April 10 » The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
- May 4 » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
- August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
- August 21 » The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
Weather January 23, 1988
The temperature on January 23, 1988 was between -0.9 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.