1988: The Year in People

What happened in 1988

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.

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Died in 1988

• Andy Gibb1958–1988 · British singer
• Kim Philby1912–1988 · British intelligence officer and Soviet double agent
• Bruiser Brody1946–1988 · American professional wrestler and homicide victim
• Anne Ramsey1929–1988 · American actress
• Amar Singh Chamkila1960–1988 · Indian singer
• Chiang Ching-kuo1910–1988 · President of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1988
• Hal Ashby1929–1988 · American film director and editor
• Abdul Ghaffar Khan1890–1988 · Indian independence activist
• Charles Addams1912–1988 · American cartoonist
• Alan Napier1903–1988 · English actor
• Daws Butler1916–1988 · American voice actor
• Art Rooney1901–1988 · American football player, executive, and owner