Discover what happened on 20 March 1988 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Gil Evans (American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988))
- Wolfgang Marzahn (German writer (1911-1988))
- Georg Wieter (German singer and opera singer (1896-1988))
- Jeanne Behrend (American pianist and composer (1911–1988))
- Daniël Appolonius Delprat (Dutch jurist and politician (1890–1988))
- Samuel W. Reynolds (American politician (1890–1988))
- Greer Skousen (Mexican basketball player (1916–1988))
- Sergio Sega (Italian association football player (1927-1988))
- Dmitry Bolshakov
- Alan Fisher (British trade unionist (1922–1988))
- Dick Bell (Canadian politician (1913-1988))
- Antoni Pajdak (Polish lawyer and politician (1894-1988))
- Stepan Czopej (association football player (1946-1988))
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- Danilo Gorinšek
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- Henk Kikkert (Dutch politician (1912-1988))
- Väinö Kultti (Finnish association football player (1917-1988))
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- Hro Lampru (Greek journalist and politician)
- Gull Weinberg
- Agnes Wright Spring (American journalist and historian of the American West)
- Donald Lawler (Irish footballer)
- Henk Noortman (university teacher)
- Friend Baker (American cinematographer and inventor)
- Daniel Atger (French Protestant pastor)
- Eleanor Poore ((1928-1988))
- Akhilbandhu Ghosh (musical artist)
- Robert Stack (American soldier)
- Muhammad Itani (Lebanese novelist, translator and literary critic)
- Johanna Abraham (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Comte Léonor de Rohan-Chabot
- Pavel Šimsa
- Maria das Dores Dantas Cerqueira
- Vítězslav Hošický
- Frederik Haan
- Paul Galabru
- Jan de Vries
- Mildred S. Hedrick
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- Frederik Haan
- Paul Galabru
- Jan de Vries
- Mildred S. Hedrick
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- Maria das Dores Dantas Cerqueira