Discover what happened on 6 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
- Yun Young-sun (South Korean politician (1896-1988))
- Gary Berland (American poker player (1950–1988))
- Barclay Plager (Canadian ice hockey player (1941–1988))
- María del Carmen Polo Martínez-Valdés (Spanish noble (1900-1988))
- Zvonimir Rogoz (Croatian actor (1887–1988))
- Karl Steinbauer (German theologian)
- Richard Bock (American jazz record producer (1927–1988))
- Alexander Ivanovich Mikhailov (Soviet engineer (1905–1988))
- Traugott Fedtke
- Giuseppe Della Frera (Italian association football player (1924-1988))
- Sergey Beryozkin
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- Marghanita Laski (English journalist, radio panellist and writer)
- Rafi Nelson (Israeli journalist)
- Nick Pietrosante (American football player (1937-1988))
- João Agripino de Vasconcelos Maia Filho (Brazilian politician)
- Vasiliy Omelchenko
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- Faina Epifanova (animator and film director (1907-1988))
- Eric Mandell (German-American cantor, choirmaster, baritone and music collector)
- Gerhard Hermes (German priest (1909-1988))
- Vladislav Todorović
- Luigi Baron (Italian aviator (1917-1988))
- Hans Perttula (Finnish politician)
- Njål Hole (Norwegian chemical engineer and nuclear physicist)
- Jacques Dupont (French art historian (1908-1988))
- Mária Bányai (actor)
- Beniamin Nurikyan (Armenian writer)
- Lee Goodman (American film producer and actor (1923-1988))
- Geoffrey Hilder (archdeacon of Taunton)
- Roger Hauchard (French lawyer)
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- Mark Baring (British hospital administrator, financial services executive, and public servant)
- Nicole de Maupeou-Abboud
- Wilhelm Brauer
- René Dovaz
- Vítězslav Hanousek
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- Moïse Meilhac
- José Luis Rubio de Francia (Ph.D. Universidad de Zaragoza 1974)
- Freddie A. Schmidt (American politician)
- Shalva Avaliani (Geographer, scientist, teacher)
- Vladimir Tolstoy ((1905—1988))