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January 2, 1988

On January 2, 1988, condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people. 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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Around 1988

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 January 2, 1988

  1. 1988 Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.

    1988 aviation accident

    Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 was an international charter flight from Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, West Germany to Adnan Menderes Airport, Turkey that crashed near Seferihisar, Turkey on 2 January 1988. At the time, Condor was a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa.

Arrivals

Born on January 2, 1988

Germán Cano 1988– Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Luke Harangody 1988– American basketball player (born 1988)
Damien Tussac 1988– Germany international rugby union player

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Other moments from 1988

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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