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May 20, 1988Born on Saturday May 21, 1988
- Albert Anton Hartlief, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Alexander Douglas Hames, Vancouver BC († 2013)
- van Hunsel, Budel
- Danielle Sloots († 1988)
Died on Saturday May 21, 1988
- Danielle Sloots (0)
- Arendina Cornelia Zwart (69), Egmond aan Zee
- Adrianus Wilhelmus (Janus?) Vis (83), Wateringen, Nederland
- Aart (Arthur) Rijsdijk (92), Grand Rapids, MI, VS
- Bernard Marius Jacob de Jongh (65), Vught,Gemeente Vught,North Brabant,Netherlands
- Arnolda Henrietta Bekkenutte (92), Enschede
- Anna,Catrina Ruiter de, (59), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Arendje Woning (75), Zwolle
- Cornelis Bakker (61)
- Antonius Hubertus Mommersteeg (73), Calgary
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 21, 1988 at Delpher
Born on May 21
- 1986 » Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker
- 1986 » Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
- 1986 » Myra, American singer and actress
- 1987 » Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player
- 1988 » Claire Cashmore, English Paralympic swimmer
- 1988 » Jonny Howson, English footballer
- 1988 » Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper
- 1988 » Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer
- 1989 » Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer
- 1989 » Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer
Died on May 21
- 1981 » Patsy O'Hara, INLA volunteer (b. 1957)
- 1981 » Raymond McCreesh, PIRA volunteer (b. 1957)
- 1983 » Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (b. 1903)
- 1984 » Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891)
- 1988 » Sammy Davis Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900)
- 1991 » Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1939)
- 1991 » Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)
- 1995 » Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1938)
- 1996 » Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (b. 1917)
- 1996 » Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1957)
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.
- March 6 » Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
- May 6 » All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
- May 24 » Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
- September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
- September 18 » The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- October 7 » A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
Weather May 21, 1988
The temperature on May 21, 1988 was between 0.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.