Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Killed in Plane Crash, August 17, 1988

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 Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 Crashes in…

The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. Date: September 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988UK Local Government Act Section 28…

Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy. Date: June 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988A-10 Thunderbolt II Crashes in Remscheid Apartment…