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July 22, 1988Born on Saturday July 23, 1988
- Dirk Herman Frans van der Maas, Goirle
Died on Saturday July 23, 1988
- Antonius Marinus Grooten (80), Raalte
- Cornelia Hannesen (74), Nunspeet
- Bernard Schoemakers (84)
- Amalia Margaretha Stassen (94), Geleen, Sittard-Geleen
- Anna Ellebrecht (83)
- Constantius Cambré (81), Herentals, België
- Adriana Brederoo (90)
- Bertus van Elteren (57), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
- Bernard Schoenmakers (84), Emmen
- aart LODDER (69), ridderkerk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 23, 1988 at Delpher
Born on July 23
- 1985 » Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
- 1986 » Aya Uchida, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1986 » Nelson Philippe, French race car driver
- 1986 » Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper
- 1987 » Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer
- 1987 » Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer
- 1987 » Serdar Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer
- 1989 » Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
- 1989 » Donald Young, American tennis player
- 1990 » Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater
Died on July 23
- 1979 » Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)
- 1980 » Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1980 » Mollie Steimer, Russian activist (b. 1897)
- 1980 » Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)
- 1982 » Vic Morrow, American actor (b. 1929)
- 1983 » Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
- 1985 » Johnny Wardle, English cricketer and manager (b. 1923)
- 1989 » Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1931)
- 1990 » Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)
- 1996 » Jean Muir, American actress (b. 1911)
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.
- February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
- July 3 » United States Navy warship USSVincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
- August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
- September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
- October 17 » Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
- December 12 » The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
Weather July 23, 1988
The temperature on July 23, 1988 was between 18.1 °C and 28.0 °C and averaged 22.6 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.