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Died on Monday August 15, 1988
- Bay Frances Catlin-Hansen (87), Vermont, U.S.A
- Agatha Blankendaal (91), Tuitjenhorn
- Anthony Reinhard Welters (73), Benton Co
- Anna Deutsch (82), Youngsville, Sullivan County, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Valkenburg (77), Utrecht
- Antje van Regteren (83), Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Agatha VAN BOHEMEN (80)
- Baukje Hansma (86), Deventer
- Anna Maria (Annie) VROEMEN (77), Maastricht (NL/LI)
- Adriana,Maria Hendrix, (81), Zeist
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
- 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.
- June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
- August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
- October 12 » Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia.
- November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
- November 16 » In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
The weather on Monday 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.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI