Date: August 21, 1988
Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Seikan Tunnel Opens Between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan, March 13, 1988World AIDS…
Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people. Date: October 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Gray Whales Trapped Under Alaska Ice Rescued, October 7, 1988Fatih…
Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day…
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A Soviet Air Force Il-76 aircraft crashes while participating in the Armenian earthquake relief, killing 78 people. Date: December 11, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Gare de Lyon Rail Accident Kills 56 in…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Seikan Tunnel Opens Between Aomori and Hakodate, March 13, 1988Widerøe Flight…