1988

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 - 1988 - 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

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Births

Deaths

• October 19 - Son House, blues musician
• Robert Heinlein (science fiction author)

Events

• February 11 - Anthony M Kennedy is appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
• Akira, Anime released.
• Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea
• November 2 - The Morris Worm is unleashed on the Internet

Sport

• January 31 - Super Bowl XXII Wasington Redskins (42) def. Denver Broncos (10)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger
• Chemistry - Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, Hartmut Michel
• Medicine - Sir James W Black, Gertrude B Elion, George H Hitchings
• Literature - Naguib Mahfouz
• Peace - The United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces, New York.
• Economics - Maurice Allais