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Born on Saturday February 20, 1988
- Neeltje Visser, Krimpen ad Ijssel
Died on Saturday February 20, 1988
- Aaltje Slager (82)
- Albertus Dirksen (84)
- Antonius Johannes Koemans (85)
- Antoinetta Elisabeth Vennink (92), Waalre
- Abraham Pieter Haartsen (73), Oostburg
- Antoinetta Anna van Loon (52), Bergen op Zoom
- Adrianus Johannes van Stiphout (77), Horn
- Antonius Hendrikus Solen (81), Boskamp-Olst
- Anna Maria Derks (85), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Bernard Anton Behrens (77), Overdinkel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 20, 1988 at Delpher
Born on February 20
- 1985 » Julia Volkova, Russian singer and actress
- 1985 » Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player
- 1987 » Luke Burgess, English rugby league player
- 1987 » Miles Teller, American actor
- 1988 » Jiah Khan, Indian singer and actress († 2013)
- 1988 » Kealoha Pilares, American football player
- 1988 » Ki Bo-bae, South Korean archer
- 1988 » Rihanna, Barbadian-American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1989 » Daly Cherry-Evans, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 » Ciro Immobile, Italian footballer
Died on February 20
- 1981 » Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (b. 1904)
- 1987 » Wayne Boring, American illustrator (b. 1905)
- 1992 » A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (b. 1898)
- 1992 » Dick York, American actor (b. 1928)
- 1993 » Ernest L. Massad, American general (b. 1908)
- 1993 » Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (b. 1916)
- 1996 » Audrey Munson, American model (b. 1891)
- 1996 » Solomon Asch, American psychologist and academic (b. 1907)
- 1996 » Toru Takemitsu, Japanese pianist, guitarist, and composer (b. 1930)
- 1999 » Sarah Kane, English playwright (b. 1971)
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
- Maria
- Jessica
- 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.
- April 25 » In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
- September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
- September 13 » Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
- November 15 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
- December 9 » The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, is officially opened.
- December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
Weather February 20, 1988
The temperature on February 20, 1988 was between 4.6 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.