Date in year · 1988 · The 1980s
On July 8, 1988, the Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. 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 16525 /16526 Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Bengaluru City and Kanyakumari railway station, Kanyakumari. Train no. 16526 runs from Bengaluru to Kanyakumari, and Train No.
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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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The 16525 /16526 Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Bengaluru City and Kanyakumari railway station, Kanyakumari. Train no. 16526 runs from Bengaluru to Kanyakumari, and Train No.
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