Date: March 16, 1988
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius. Date: March 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Hurricane Gilbert Devastates Jamaica, Heads to Yucatán Peninsula,…
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14. Date: August 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Wrigley Field Hosts First Night Baseball Game, August 8, 1988Angolan…
Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Killed in Plane Crash, August 17,…
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Eritrean People’s Liberation Front Enters Afabet After Battle Victory, March 20, 1988Benazir Bhutto…
Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this…
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril. Date: September 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers Killed by SAS…