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August 17, 1988

On August 17, 1988, president of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. The year's #1 song was "Faith" by George Michael. Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Chris Heston would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

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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What happened

On August 17, 1988

  1. 1988 President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.

    6th President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988

    Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani military dictator, army officer and politician who ruled as Pakistan's dictator after his coup in 1977 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He was also the second chief of the army staff of the Pakistan Army from 1976 and the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death. He was Pakistan's longest-serving de facto head of state, and his political ideology is known as Ziaism.

Arrivals

Born on August 17, 1988

Brady Corbet 1988– American filmmaker and actor (born 1988)
Jihadi John 1988– Kuwaiti-British terrorist and ISIS executioner (1988–2015)
Joyner Lucas 1988– American rapper (born 1988)
Natalie Sandtorv 1988– Norwegian jazz musician (born 1988)
Erika Toda 1988– Japanese actress (born 1988)

Farewells

Died on August 17, 1988

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq 6th President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. American politician and businessman (1914–1988)
Victoria Shaw Australian actress (1935–1988)

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The class of 1988

Others born in 1988

Brook Lopez 1988– American basketball player
Robin Lopez 1988– American basketball player
Chris Heston 1988– American baseball pitcher
Kareem Jackson 1988– American football player
Haley Joel Osment 1988– American actor
Jan-Phillip Tadsen 1988– German politician

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