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August 4, 1988Died on Friday August 5, 1988
- André-Ernest (Dédé) GOISLARD (54), Saint Aignan,Cher,FRANCE,Centre
- Anna Petronella Jacoba Snoerwang (81), Den Helder
- Christiaan Houdijn Bouvy (93), Myrtle Beach,Horry County,Sc,United States
- CORNELIA JOHANNA MOERMAN (93), PRETORIA (ZUID-AFRIKA)
- Alfonzo "Fonzo" Decker (95), Wilburn, Cleburne County, Arkansas
- Anna Dekkers (95), Megen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cesar DUFFELEER (75), Geraardsbergen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Antonia van Gerven (71), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Adriana Spanjersberg (82), 's-Gravenzande, Nederland
- Adriana Spanjerberg (82), 's Gravenzande
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 5, 1988 at Delpher
Born on August 5
- 1985 » Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
- 1985 » Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
- 1986 » Kathrin Zettel, Austrian skier
- 1986 » Paula Creamer, American golfer
- 1987 » Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
- 1988 » Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
- 1988 » Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer
- 1989 » Jessica Nigri, American model and actress
- 1989 » Mathieu Manset, French footballer
- 1989 » Ryan Bertrand, English footballer
Died on August 5
- 1983 » Joan Robinson, English economist and author (b. 1903)
- 1983 » Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (b. 1913)
- 1984 » Richard Burton, Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)
- 1985 » Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1898)
- 1987 » Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1910)
- 1991 » Paul Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1908)
- 1991 » Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906)
- 1992 » Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)
- 1994 » Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
- 1994 » Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)
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.
- January 28 » In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
- April 28 » Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight.
- July 31 » Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
- August 21 » The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
- 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.
- October 5 » A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
Weather August 5, 1988
The temperature on August 5, 1988 was between 12.6 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.