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April 4, 1988Born on Tuesday April 5, 1988
- Jeffrey Beks, Wouw († 1988)
- Jeffrey BEKS, Wouw (NL/NB) († 1988)
Died on Tuesday April 5, 1988
- Albert Grooten (87), Ter Apel
- Cora Gramlich (70), Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States of America
- Adriana Gerdina van Buuren (93), Barneveld (GLD) Nederland
- André Behaeghel (86), Ieper (B), België
- Edward (Ed) Tuinstra (87), Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Abram Biersteker (88), Schagen
- Abraham Biersteker (88), Schagen, Nederland
- Edward TUINSTRA (86), Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota
- Catharina Maria Johanna Aders (71), IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje van Rees (96), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 5, 1988 at Delpher
Born on April 5
- 1988 » Alisha Glass, American ex-indoor volleyball player
- 1988 » Christopher Papamichalopoulos, Cypriot skier
- 1988 » Gerson Acevedo, Chilean footballer
- 1988 » Gevorg Ghazaryan, Armenian footballer
- 1988 » Jon Kwang-ik, North Korean footballer
- 1988 » Jonathan Davies, Welsh rugby union player
- 1988 » Matthias Jaissle, German footballer and manager
- 1988 » Quade Cooper, New Zealand rugby player and boxer
- 1988 » Teresa Almeida, Angolan handball player
- 1988 » Vurğun Hüseynov, Azerbaijani footballer
Died on April 5
- 1986 » Manly Wade Wellman, American writer (b. 1903)
- 1987 » Leabua Jonathan, 2nd Prime Minister of Lesotho (b. 1914)
- 1988 » Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor and director (b. 1920)
- 1989 » Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (b. 1895)
- 1989 » Karel Zeman, Czech director, artist, production designer and animator (b. 1910)
- 1991 » Jay Miller, American basketball player (b. 1943)
- 1991 » Jiří Mucha, Czech journalist, writer and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 1991 » John Tower, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1925)
- 1991 » Sonny Carter, American soccer player, physician, and astronaut (b. 1947)
- 1991 » William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (b. 1909)
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 1 » The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
- March 17 » Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
- April 4 » Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
- June 19 » Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
- August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
- August 8 » The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
Weather April 5, 1988
The temperature on April 5, 1988 was between 3.6 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.