Discover what happened on 15 January 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
- Sergei Smirnov
- Seán MacBride (Irish politician and human rights activist (1904-1988))
- Carl Klose (American rower (1891–1988))
- Adelfo Magallanes (Peruvian footballer (1913–1988))
- Nikolaus Leopold Heinrich zu Salm-Salm ((1906-1988))
- R.L. Jankie (Surinamese politician (1933–1988))
- Sal Ponti (American actor (1935-1988))
- Jared French (American artist (1905-1988))
- Piermarcello Farinelli (Italian rugby union player)
- Semyon Indursky
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- Arthur James Richard Ash (Canadian politician)
- Carlos Rangel (Venezuelan writer and diplomat)
- Egon Christophersen (Recipient of the Knight’s Cross (1919-1988))
- George Hennessey (American baseball player (1907-1988))
- Jesús González Alonso (pianist)
- Khushtar Girami (Indian writer (1902-1988))
- Maurice K. Temerlin (American psychologist)
- Meng Shaonong
- Viana Moog (Brazilian journalist and lawyer)
- Munekatsu Date (Japanese journalist)
- Yukiko Isobe (Japanese Esperantist (1913-1988))
- Satyendra Coomaraswamy (cricketer (1920-1988))
- Ingeborg Beling (German ethnologist)
- Thalie Frugès (French actress)
- Gennadiy Vasilevitsj Ogorodov (Russian painter (1907-1988))
- Fernando Barreto (Brazilian composer (1918-1988))
- Keijirō Nishiyama (Japanese politician)
- Sergey Kovalyov
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- Kolbjørn Brenda (Norwegian actor)
- Q30610788 (association football player (1908-1988))
- César de Oliveira
- Gaston Bouckaert
- José Peraza de Ayala (Spanish researcher)
- Valter Braz
- Giuseppe Zambarbieri (Roman Catholic clergyman)
- Helena Isabelle Millar ((died 1988))
- Jaroslav Mráz
- Manfred Rauscher
- Shigeru Yokoyama
- Francisco Vegas Seminario (born 1903; died 1988)
- Max Mougel (American artist)
- Ferenc Aszmann ((1907-1988) photographer,)
- Toshiho Ōta (Japanese critic)
- Hendrikus Raats
- Hiroshi Santō (Japanese painter)
- Sergei Smirnov