What happened on 5 February 1988?

Discover what happened on 5 February 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

  • Stefan Dittrich (German politician (1912-1988))
  • Arthur Ramsay (physiologist; (1909-1988))
  • Stefan Dittrich (German politician (1912-1988))
  • Nini von Arx-Zogg (Swiss alpine skier (1907-1988))
  • Ove Arup (English engineer (1895-1988))
  • Lucien Delmas (French politician (1931–1988))
  • Clement Hurd (American artist (1908-1988))
  • Dharmajivandasji Swami in gujarati (Hindu saint)
  • Dorothy Lewis Bernstein (American mathematician (1914–1988))
  • Joaquín Beleño (Panamanian journalist)
  • İbrahim Kirazoğlu (Turkish politician)
  • Ioan D. Popescu (Romanian lawyer, officer in the Romanian Army)
  • Tommy Doyle (Irish hurler (1915-1988))
  • Frederick Anthony Donaghy (Catholic bishop (1903-1988))
  • Karel Horák (Czech soccer player (1918-1988))
  • Vladimír Kriško
  • Bryce Walton (American writer (1918-1988))
  • Mihai Andrei Ionescu
  • Q19206379 (Greek politician)
  • Alfred Page (archdeadon of Leeds)
  • Ladislav Kozák (Czech architect and urbanist (1900–1988))
  • Chaim Late
  • Inger Carlsen (Danish swimmer)
  • Lanier Meaders (American potter (1917-1988))
  • Iakov Lazarevitch Reznik
  • Feliks Randel (Estonian musicologist)
  • Luigi Pirovano
  • Philippe Gabriel Brun (entomologist)
  • Jean Lacroix
  • Anthonius Cornelis Hekker (Dutch university teacher)
  • Othmar Graf von Habsburg-Lothringen ((1910-1988))
  • Warburton Ensor Beamish ((born 1911))
  • Alexandar Stoilov
  • Tomas Kratky
  • Eugene Carl Starr (American electrical engineer)
  • Karel Ház
  • Elżbieta Temple (Polish scholar)
  • Simon Jan Popma
  • Gerrit Verdriet (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Richard Ciresa (Politician in Vorarlberg and Lawyer)