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Born on Monday August 15, 1988
- Jasper Boelen († 1988)
- Adrianus Gerardus Maria Burger, Alkmaar
Died on Monday August 15, 1988
- Bay Franzis Catlin-Hansen (86)
- Adriana,Maria Hendrix, (81), Zeist
- Auguste Diederike Johanna Jonker (79), Enschede
- Aagje Blankendaal (91), Tuitjenhorn, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Deutsch (82), Youngsville, Sullivan County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Aagje Blankendaal (91), Tuitjenhorn,North Holland,Netherlands
- Agatha Blankendaal (91), Tuitjenhorn
- Antje van Regteren (83), Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland
- antonius franciscus hendrikus naus (42), roermond
- Appels Bertha Begga (66), Turnhout, Antwerpen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1988 at Delpher
Born on August 15
- 1985 » Nipsey Hussle, American rapper († 2019)
- 1987 » Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist
- 1987 » Ryan D'Imperio, American football player
- 1987 » Sean McAllister, English footballer
- 1988 » Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
- 1989 » Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter
- 1989 » Jordan Rapana, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 » Ryan McGowan, Australian footballer
- 1990 » Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
- 1991 » Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder
Died on August 15
- 1981 » Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (b. 1895)
- 1981 » Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)
- 1982 » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (b. 1905)
- 1982 » Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1982 » Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (b. 1954)
- 1989 » Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (b. 1904)
- 1989 » Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1897)
- 1990 » Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician and actor (b. 1962)
- 1992 » Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (b. 1947)
- 1994 » Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (b. 1929)
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.
- March 16 » Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people.
- April 25 » In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
- May 16 » A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
- June 1 » European Central Bank is founded in Brussels.
- July 6 » The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
- September 12 » Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
Weather August 15, 1988
The temperature on August 15, 1988 was between 9.5 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.