Today in History for May 1988

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 63 of 63

1st - "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 perfs
1st - IRA attack in Roermond, kills 3
1st - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
2nd - Balt Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt & get a new park
2nd - David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in NYC
2nd - Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
2nd - Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump
3rd - 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida
3rd - Jasper Johns' "Diver" sold for $4,200,000
4th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
5th - Eugene A Marino installed as 1st black US archbishop
6th - Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcs v Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes
6th - Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended
7th - 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2
7th - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
8th - "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances
8th - Francois Mitterrand elected president of France
8th - Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic
8th - Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson 8th - Amateur referees work NJ Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils
9th - A's winning streak hits 14, ends tommorow
9th - Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth
9th - Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms
9th - The new Australian Parliament House opens in Canberra.
10th - Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000
11th - France performs nuclear test
11th - KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II
11th - Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph)
12th - "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances
14th - "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 36 performances
14th - 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn
14th - Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.
15th - "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 5 performances
15th - "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 61 perfs
Comedian/Actor Robin Williams 15th - 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams & Tracey Ullman
15th - Moscow began withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghanistan
15th - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic
15th - Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan
16th - Surgeon Gen C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
16th - US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant
18th - Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen
18th - In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
19th - Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1
19th - Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US
20th - Howard Stern fans disrupt WMMR's & John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade
20th - Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place
21st - "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35
21st - "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99
21st - 114th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2
Parody Singer and Comedian Weird Al Yankovic 21st - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
22nd - 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
22nd - Károly Grósz succeeds party leader Janos Kádár in Hungary
23rd - Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
24th - John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute
24th - Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
24th - Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals
24th - Section 28 is passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom.
25th - PSV wins Europe Cup
26th - Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
27th - Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles
29th - Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of 1st-class cricket season
29th - President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan
29th - Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 20 of 20

1st - Graeme Owens, English footballer
2nd - Lara Liang, Taiwanese-American Singer
5th - Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. 1996)
5th - Brooke Hogan, American singer
5th - Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
5th - Adele, English singer
7th - Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious
9th - Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer
9th - John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
12th - Marcelo, Brazilian footballer
17th - Nikki Reed, American actress
18th - Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor
19th - Lily Cole, English model/actress
20th - Carla Humphries, Filipina actress
21st - Jonathan Howson, English footballer
23rd - Morgan Pressel, American golfer
24th - Billy Gilman, American singer
26th - Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
28th - David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
31st - Hope Partlow, American Singer

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

21st - Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore
28th - Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 30 of 30

1st - Carroll Righter, astrologer, dies at 88 of postrate cancer
1st - Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies
3rd - Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (b. 1908)
5th - George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68
5th - Tamara Pos, Suriname/Dutch activist
5th - Michael Shaara, American author (b. 1928)
7th - Harris Glenn Divine, dies of natural causes at 42
8th - Robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80
10th - Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (b. 1902)
11th - H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies
13th - Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
14th - Willem Drees, PM of Netherland (1948-58), dies at 101
15th - Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64
15th - Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill), dies
16th - Kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42
16th - Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78
16th - Charles Keeping, English illustrator (b. 1924)
18th - Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
19th - Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90
21st - Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92
22nd - Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
22nd - Giorgio Almirante, Italy, fascist (member of parliament), dies at 73
23rd - David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
24th - James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87
24th - Tom Burtt, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies
25th - Ernst Ruska, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
27th - Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79
27th - Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, US jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77
27th - Renato Salvatori, actor (Burn, Luna, 2 Women), dies
30th - Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66