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Born on Friday January 29, 1988
- William Thomas Smith, Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
- Laura Bregitta Vaarkamp, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
- Antoinetta Catharina Lips, Breda
- Laura Elizabeth Campion, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota († 1988)
Died on Friday January 29, 1988
- Clyde Shaffer Pope [|| Bu] (89), Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma
- Bettje (Jaspers) Pool (72)
- Antonius van der Nouland (75), Vlissingen
- Antonius Hendrikus (Toon) Vonk (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Christopher George Paltridge (68), New Zealand
- Antonius van den Nouland (75), Vlissingen
- Bernardina Maria van Diessen (65), Vught,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cor van Tol (89)
- Bernadette Henriëtte Hoogenbosch (59), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Wagtendonk (83), Schiedam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1988 at Delpher
Born on January 29
- 1982 » Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
- 1984 » Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
- 1984 » Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
- 1985 » Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
- 1987 » José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
- 1988 » Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
- 1988 » Shay Logan, English footballer
- 1988 » Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
- 1989 » Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
- 1993 » Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer
Died on January 29
- 1977 » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
- 1978 » Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)
- 1980 » Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
- 1991 » Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
- 1992 » Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
- 1993 » Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
- 1994 » Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
- 1999 » Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)
- 2002 » Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
- 2003 » Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
Names that were popular for boys in 1988
- Johannes
- Jan
- Michael
- Thomas
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jeroen
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Robert
- James
- Alexander
- John
- David
- Mark
Names that were popular for girls in 1988
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Anne
- Jessica
- Laura
- Anna
- Elizabeth
- Nicole
- Cornelia
- Linda
- Sarah
- Sanne
- Wilhelmina
- Louise
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 20 » Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- 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.
- July 8 » The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
- August 28 » Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured.
- November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
The weather on Friday January 29, 1988
The temperature on January 29, 1988 was between 4.9 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI