What happened in 1988?
398 recorded events in 1988, including 130 in people, 90 in science & technology and 61 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Armed conflict that took place in the late 1980s to May 1994
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Battle for Hill 3234
1988 battle
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Operation Praying Mantis
1988 United States naval offensive against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War
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Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak
1988 Iraqi military operation
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Battle of Afabet
1988 watershed battle in the Eritrean War of Independence
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Battle of Hargeisa
Battle between the Somalian regime and the Somali National Movement
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Battle of Cadaadley
1988 battle
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Battle of Burao
Battle between the Somali socialist regime and the Somali National Movement
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Battle of Calueque
1988 battle
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Politics & Government 3
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Genuuva Accords
Agreement that ended Afghan-Soviet war and Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
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1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt
Coup attempt
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Tripartite Accord
1988 treaty between Angola, Cuba and South Africa
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People 130
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Edgar Faure died
French politician (1908-1988)
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Isidor Isaac Rabi died
American physicist (1898–1988)
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Luis Walter Alvarez died
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988)
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Ernst Ruska died
German physicist (1906–1988)
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Tibor Sekelj died
Hungarian author and explorer (1912–1988)
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Michael Ramsey died
Archbishop of Canterbury (1904-1988)
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Ho Chong died
Korean politician and independence activist (1896-1988)
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Raj Kapoor died
Indian film actor, producer and director
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Roy Orbison died
American musician (1936 –1988)
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Ernest Labrousse died
French historian (1895–1988)
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Alice Vibert Douglas died
Canadian astronomer (1894–1988)
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Dorothy Lewis Bernstein died
American mathematician (1914–1988)
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Jean Mistler died
French politician (1897–1988)
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Thierry Maulnier died
French writer (1909–1988)
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Lydie Schmit died
Luxembourgish politician (1939-1988)
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Niko Tinbergen died
Dutch Zoologist, ethologist (1907-1988)
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Hagop Hagopian died
Armenian armed activist (1951–1988)
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Mairéad Farrell died
IRA activist (1957–1988)
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Alma Sabatini died
Italian writer, linguist and activist (1922-1988)
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Rachel Shalon died
Israeli engineer
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Edita Morris died
Swedish writer (1902–1988)
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Jean-Michel Basquiat died
American artist (1960–1988)
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Nico died
German singer and actress (1938–1988)
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John Carradine died
American actor (1906-1988)
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John Houseman died
Romanian-born British–American actor and film producer (1902–1988)
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Trevor Howard died
English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)
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Divine died
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988)
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Gert Fröbe died
German actor (1913-1988)
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Judith Barsi died
American child actress (1978-1988)
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Pierre Virion died
French essayist (1899-1988)
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Michel Labrousse died
French historian (1912-1988)
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Valery Legasov died
Soviet nuclear chemist, chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster (1936-1988)
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Klaus Fuchs died
German-born British theoretical physicist and atomic spy (1911-1988)
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Ana Aslan died
Romanian biologist and physician (1897–1988)
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Lev Pontryagin died
Soviet mathematician (1908–1988)
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Felix Wankel died
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the Wankel engine (1902-1988)
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George Uhlenbeck died
Dutch physicist (1900–1988)
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Sewall Wright died
American geneticist (1889-1988)
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Alec Issigonis died
British car designer (1906–1988)
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Guido Monzino died
Italian mountain climber (1928-1988)
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Carroll William Dodge died
American botanist and mycologist (1895–1988)
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Lois Burnham Wilson died
American activist (1891-1988); wife of Bill W.
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Suzana Prates died
Brazilian feminist and academic (1940-1988)
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Vincent Lingiari died
Aboriginal rights activist
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Joseph F. Beam died
American activist (1954–1988)
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Raymond Mériguet died
French writer, anti-Nazi, anti-fascist
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Theodora Llewelyn Davies died
[married name Calvert] (1898–1988), barrister and penal reform campaigner
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Syarifah Nawawi died
Indonesian activist and educationist
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Lillian Bilocca died
Bilocca [née Marshall], Lillian [Lil] (1929–1988), trawler safety campaigner
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Noëlla Tricheux died
French anarcho-syndicalist
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Memphis Tennessee Garrison died
Activist for African Americans and young women during the Jim Crow Era in rural West Virginia (1890-1988)
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John Holmes died
American pornographic actor
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Hillel Slovak died
Israeli-American musician (1962–1988)
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Bonita Granville died
American actress (1923-1988)
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Henry Armstrong died
American boxer (1912–1988)
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Andy Gibb died
British singer (1958–1988)
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Son House died
American blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988)
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Richard S. Castellano died
American actor (1933–1988)
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Joshua Logan died
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988)
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Mikhail Naimy died
Lebanese writer (1889–1988)
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Cyril V. Jackson died
Astronomer (1903-1988)
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Frank Zamboni died
American inventor and engineer (1901–1988)
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Mike Beuttler died
Racecar driver
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Max Black died
British-American philosopher
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Seth Neddermeyer died
American physicist (1907–1988)
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Hans Lewy died
German born American mathematician (1904–1988)
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José Dolhem died
Racecar driver (1944-1988)
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Alberto Uria died
Uruguayan racing driver
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Guillermo Haro died
Mexican astronomer (1913–1988)
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Ove Arup died
Anglo-Danish engineer (1895-1988)
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Nikolay Makarov died
Soviet firearms designer (1914–1988)
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Stanley Skewes died
South African mathematician
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E. B. Ford died
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988)
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Willi Apel died
German-American musicologist
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Richard Vogt died
German boxer (1913-1988)
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Roger Loyer died
French racing driver
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Stanislawa Nikodym died
Polish mathematician
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Theodor Schneider died
German mathematician (1911-1988)
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Curt Herzstark died
Austrian engineer (1902–1988)
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Elizabeth Scott died
Mathematician (1917-1988)
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Israel Nathan Herstein died
American mathematician (1923–1988)
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Herbert L. Anderson died
American physicist (1914-1988)
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Guido Beck died
German physicist (1903-1988)
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Frederick Sumner Brackett died
American physicist (1896–1988)
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Heinz Pagels died
American physicist (1939–1988)
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Werner Fenchel died
German mathematician (1905–1988)
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Cal Niday died
Racecar driver
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Paul Ledoux died
Belgian astronomer (1914–1988)
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Andrey Ershov died
Russian computer scientist (1931–1988)
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John Dopyera died
Slovak inventor (1893–1988)
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Abraham Seidenberg died
American mathematician (1916–1988)
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Richard Evelyn Byrd III died
Antarctic explorer
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Stuart Alexander Caird Campbell died
(1903-1988) air force officer, aviator, administrator and businessman
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Poopathy Kanapathipillai died
Sri Lankan activist (1932-1988)
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Ethel Venton died
Politician and animal welfare activist (1891-1988)
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Mabel Byrd died
Activist in the Civil Rights movement
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Gil Evans died
American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988)
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Lois Wilson died
American actress (1894-1988)
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Piero Taruffi died
Italian racing driver
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Ella Raines died
American actress (1920-1988)
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Colleen Moore died
American actress (1899–1988)
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Zubeida died
Indian actress
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Roy Buchanan died
American blues musician (1939–1988)
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Colin Higgins died
American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia
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Renato Salvatori died
Italian actor (1934–1988)
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Memphis Slim died
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer (1915–1988)
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Irene Rich died
American actress (1891-1988)
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Pavel Kadochnikov died
Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1915-1988)
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Paolo Stoppa died
Italian actor (1906–1988)
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Duane Jones died
American actor (1937–1988)
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Kenneth Williams died
British actor and comedian (1926–1988)
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Ralph Meeker died
American actor (1920-1988)
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Daws Butler died
American voice actor (1916–1988)
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Greta Nissen died
Actress (1906 – 1988)
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Brigitte Horney died
Actress (1911–1988)
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Pauline Lafont died
Actress (1963-1988)
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Rudolf Gramlich died
German footballer and manager (1908-1988)
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Bob Steele died
American actor (1907–1988)
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Christopher Connelly died
American actor (1941–1988)
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Leonard Frey died
American actor (1938–1988)
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Roy Kinnear died
British actor (1934–1988)
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Giacinto Scelsi died
Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)
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Stephen Curry born
Born in Akron. American basketball player (born 1988).
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Ibrahim Traoré born
Born in Bondokuy. Military leader of Burkina Faso since 2022.
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Martin Fourcade born
Born in Céret. French biathlete.
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Pavlo Li born
Born in Yevpatoriya. Ukrainian actor (1998-2022).
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Rutger Bregman born
Born in Westerschouwen. Dutch journalist, writer and historian.
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Mubariz Ibrahimov born
Born in Əliabad. National Hero of Azerbaijan (1988–2010).
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Mykola Ovcharov born
Born in Vasylivka. Ukrainian philosopher, orator, translator.
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Valeriy Chybineyev born
Born in Berdiansk. Ukrainian military sniper (1988-2022).
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Science & Technology 90
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
Database arm of the US National Library of Medicine
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Observatory
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Universidad Mayor
Chilean private university
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DigiPen Institute of Technology
Technical college located in Redmond, Washington
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Herat University
Herat University In Afghanistan
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Oukaïmden Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Morocco
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Adolfo Ibáñez University
University in Santiago, Chile
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Andrés Bello University
Private university in Chile
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University of Madeira
University in Madeira
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China Science and Technology Museum
Science museum in Beijing
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Universidad Finis Terrae
University in Chile
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Butterfly World
World's largest butterfly aviary, Florida, USA
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University of Ouargla
University in Algeria
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University of Yazd
University in Yazd, Iran
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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Indian institute for Astronomical sciences
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University of Abuja
University in Nigeria
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Dubrava Clinical Hospital
Hospital in Zagreb, Croatia
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Payame Noor University
University in Iran
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University of Toamasina
Malagasy university
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German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
German research institute
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University of Aruba
University
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Antenor Orrego Private University
University
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Keisen University
Private women's college in Tokyo, Japan
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Bosniak Institute
Cultural center in Sarajevo
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Arid Forest Research Institute
Indian forest research institute
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Kushiro Public University of Economics
University
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Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome
Botanical garden in Koto City, Tokyo, Japan
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Chaopraya University
University
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Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya
Technical institution located in Indonesia
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Université Caraïbe
University
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Islamic Azad University of Gorgan
University in Iran
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Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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ISMETT
Hospital in Palermo, Italy
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Manna Mission Hospital
Hospital at Teshie, Ghana
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
University hospital in Tainan
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Korea Basic Science Institute
Korean government-funded research institute
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Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research
Swiss public research institute
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Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Healthcare organization in Kano, Nigeria
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Trondheim Science Museum
Science museum in Trondheim, Norway
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Papiliorama
Zoo and botanical garden in Kerzers (Switzerland), specializing in tropical animals and plants
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Nation University
University in Lampang, Thailand
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Arak University of Technology
University in Arak, Iran
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Scuola superiore di studi storici di San Marino
Doctoral institute for historical studies in San Marino
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Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Engineering
Building in Iran
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University of the Americas
University in Chile (1988-)
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University of Agriculture, Makurdi
University in Makurdi, Nigeria
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Viña del Mar University
Autonomous, private institution of higher education located in Chile
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University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
Private university in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1988
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Damghan University
University in Damghan, Iran
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Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences
Non-Profit University with Diplomatic Status affiliated with the Arab League (Campus relocated in 2015 from Amman, Jordan to Cairo, Egypt)
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Seigakuin University
Higher education institution in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science
Higher education institution in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Tropical Forest Research Institute
Facility in Jabalpur, India
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University of Computer Studies, Yangon
University in Yangon, Myanmar
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Rain Forest Research Institute
A research institute situated in Jorhat in Assam
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Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
A Forestry Research institute situated in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu
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Nizhnevartovsk State University
University in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
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University of Northern Virginia
For-profit university in Virginia, United States
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Tokyo University of Information Sciences
Tokyo University of Information Sciences (Science & Technology).
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China Rehabilitation Research Center
Hospital in Fengtai, Beijing, China
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Member institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Leonhard Euler International Mathematical Institute in Saint Petersburg
Mathematical Research Institute in St. Petersburg
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Thammasat University Hospital
Hospital in Thailand
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Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Hospital in Quebec, Canada
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Minnetrista
Museum and cultural center in Muncie, Indiana
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Chikushi Jogakuen University
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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St. Xavier's College, Kathmandu
University in Kathmandu, Nepal
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State University of West Paraná
Academic publisher
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University of the Pacific
University in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Public university in Nigeria
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Universidade Paranaense
Private university in Paraná, Brazil
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Shumei University
Higher education institution in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Islamic Azad University of Khomeynishahr
Branch of Islamic Azad University
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Université Libre de Kinshasa
University in the DRC
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Universidad La República
Middle school in Santiago, Chile
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Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Rabat, Morocco
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Niigata Sangyo University
Higher education institution in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Shizuoka Sangyo University
Shizuoka Sangyo University (Science & Technology).
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Islamic Azad University of Jahrom
University in Jahrom, Iran
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Research Institute for Philosophy Hannover
German institution
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National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital
Government mental health organization in Bangladesh
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Casey House (Toronto, Ontario)
Hospital in Ontario, Canada
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Korea Food Research Institute
South Korean food research institute
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International Computer Science Institute
Non-profit research lab in Berkeley, California
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Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research
Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research (Science & Technology).
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Damascus Hospital
Hospital in Damascus, Syria
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Al Ahli Hospital, Hebron
A hospital in the city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank
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Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning Group
Artificial intelligence research group
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Durham University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Durham, England
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North Coast Regional Botanic Garden
Botanic garden in Coffs Harbour, Australia
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Exploration & Discovery 8
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Venus of Galgenberg
Sculpture
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Roman Theatre of Cartagena
Cultural property in Cartagena, Spain
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Small Basilica
Basilica in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Fuller Waterfalls
Waterfalls in Kintampo, Bono East Region of Ghana
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Trelleborg ring fort
Viking age ring fort in Trelleborg, Sweden
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Maison au Grand Péristyle - Vieux-la-Romaine
Domus
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Oxborough Dirk
Ceremonial weapon or dirk from the early bronze age
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Dudorovskaya
Railway station in Russia
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Al Fateh Grand Mosque
Mosque in Bahrain (Juffair)
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Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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Changchung Cathedral
Nominal cathedral of the Catholic Bishop of Pyongyang, North Korea
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Madrid Central Mosque
Mosque in Spain
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Moschea di Segrate
Mosque of Italy
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An-Nur Jamek Mosque, Labuan
Mosque in Labuan, Malaysia
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All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo
Anglican cathedral
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Saidina Uthman Bin Affan Mosque
Mosque in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Tengku Ampuan Afzan Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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King Fahad Mosque in Banjul
Architectural structure
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King Khalid Grand Mosque
Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Vraj Hindu Temple
Hindu temple in Pennsylvania, USA
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New Synagogue (Darmstadt)
Post-War memorial synagogue and Jewish cultural centre in Hesse, Germany
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Synagogue Meisenheim
Synagogue Meisenheim (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Baron Hirsch Synagogue
Jewish Place of Worship
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Economy & Trade 61
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BlackRock
American multinational investment management corporation
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Orange
French multinational telecommunications corporation
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ABB Group
Swedish-Swiss robotics and electrical equipment company
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China National Petroleum Corporation
Chinese state-owned oil and gas corporation
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SanDisk
American semiconductor company - memory and storage technologies
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BBC Sport
Sports division of the BBC
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World Championship Wrestling
American professional wrestling company
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Midway Games
Former American video game developing and publishing company
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Erreà
Italian sports equipment company supplier
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Ping An Insurance
Chinese insurance company
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F-Secure
Finnish cybersecurity enterprise founded in 1988 (as "Data Fellows")
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Cyrix
Public company
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Trend Micro
Japanese information security company
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Wanda Group
Chinese conglomerate
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The Onion
American satire news organization
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Celebrity Cruises
Cruise line
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Adani Group
Indian conglomerate
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ROKETSAN
Turkish rocket, missile R&D and production defence industry company
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Linksys
English technology company
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World Expo 88
World's fair, held in Brisbane (Australia) in 1988
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Wiesmann
Company
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King Long
Bus manufacturer
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Transcend Information
Taiwanese manufacturer of memory products
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NTT Data Group
Company
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Cameco
Canadian uranium producer
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MotoGP SEG
Motorsport promoting company
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Industrial Bank Co.
Chinese commercial bank
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
American pharmaceutical company
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Cadence Design Systems
American electronic design automation (EDA) software and engineering services company
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AsiaSat
Company
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InBev Belgium
Public company
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Skyworth
Business enterprise
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Tamoil
Oil company with trading name of the Oilinvest B.V. Group
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Ted Baker Plc
British luxury clothing retail company
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Alten
Company
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Agrana
Austrian company
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Agribank
Commercial bank located in Vietnam
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Dilmah
Sri Lankan brand of tea
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Sovcomflot
Russian company
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Palit Microsystems
Taiwanese computer hardware company
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Südzucker
German sugar producer
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NCC
Swedish construction company
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Subaru Tecnica International
Japanese car utilities company
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Ritek
Company
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Bolliger & Mabillard
Swiss roller coaster manufacturer, known for high-profile thrill rides
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Ionos
German web hoster and cloud service provider
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Telecommunications Industry Association
American telecommunications standards organization
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Pullmantur Cruises
Cruise line headquartered in Madrid, Spain
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Mondo Media
American animation company
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Luxempart
Financial holding company
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ARGO SpA
Italian holding company
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Greenland Airport Authority
Civilian airport operator in Greenland
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Haitong Securities
Chinese company
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Vietinbank
State-owned Vietnamese bank
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Celcom
Former Malaysian telecommunications company
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HEINEKEN Mexico
Brewery based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Kona Bicycle Company
Bicycle company in the Pacific Northwest
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China Guangfa Bank
Chinese commercial banking corporation
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Frédérique Constant
Swiss luxury watch manufacturer
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Galaxy Entertainment Group
Company listed in Hong Kong
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Auntie Anne's
American pretzel shops
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Disasters & Pandemics 8
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1988 Spitak earthquake
December 1988 earthquake in Armenian SSR, USSR
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1988 Nepal earthquake
August 1988 earthquake in India and Nepal
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PEPCON disaster
1988 explosion and fire at a Nevada chemical plant
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1988 Lancang-Gengma earthquakes
Magnitude 7.7 and 7.2 earthquake near the Myanmar−China border region
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1988 Saguenay earthquake
November 1988 earthquake in Quebec, Canada
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1988 Myanmar-India earthquake
Earthquake in South Asia
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1988 Mindoro earthquake
Earthquake in the Philippines
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1988 Tennant Creek earthquakes
Sequence of strong quakes in Northern Territory
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Zvartnots Airport clash
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Fremantle prison riot
Prison riot in Western Australia
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Architecture & Engineering 36
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Pont de Normandie
Cable-stayed bridge
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Stadio Brianteo
Stadium in Monza, Italy
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Shandong Provincial Stadium
Building in Shandong, China
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Lekan Salami Stadium
Stadium in Nigeria
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Estadio Municipal Sin Iluminacion
Stadium
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Henry Fok Stadium
Building in People's Republic of China
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Melão
Multi-use stadium in Varginha, Brazil
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Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church in Fgura, Malta
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Île de Ré bridge
Bridge in France
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Sosan Football Stadium
Football stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Hong Kong stadium
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Santa Gemma Galgani a Monte Sacro
Monte Sacro
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Tampico Bridge
Bridge in Mexico
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Meldal Church
Church in Meldal, Norway
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Hellemyr Church
Church building in Kristiansand, Southern Norway
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Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
Stadium
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Stiepel Priory
Monastery
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Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Finland
Catholic monastery in Finland
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
Building in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Istanbul, Turkey
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Hietalahti baseball stadium
Stadium in Vaasa, Finland
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St. Luke's Chapel
Church in Oulu, Finland
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Torpedo Stadium
Largest Vladimir football stadium
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Goodman Stadium
Stadium in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
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Kiyohara Baseball Stadium
Building in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Kaesong Youth Stadium
Sports venue in Kaesong, North Korea
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Ciudad Deportiva del Real Valladolid
Building in Valladolid Province, Spain
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Priory Lane
Stadium in Eastbourne, England
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Ostereidet Church
Church building in Alver, Norway
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Plant City Stadium
Sports venue in Florida, United States
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Palais des sports de Marseille
Sports venue in Marseille
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State Hockey Centre
Stadium in Gepps Cross, Australia
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Jecheon Stadium
Sports venue in Jecheon, South Korea
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Municipal Stadium
Stadium in Daytona Beach
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Palmer Park Stadium
Stadium in Reading, UK
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Phil G. McDonald Bridge
Bridge in West Virginia, United States
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Sports & Entertainment 33
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1988 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
1988 cross-country running meet of the NCAA (Division I)
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Film festival
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1988 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Lviv Les Kurbas Academic Theater
Theater in Ukraine
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45th Venice International Film Festival
1988 film festival edition
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Tusenfryd
Amusement park near Oslo, Norway
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38th Berlin International Film Festival
1988 film festival edition
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International Film Festival Message to Man
Annual film festival held in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Virginia Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Charlottesville, USA
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Wasalandia
Former theme park in Vaasa, Finland
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Helsinki Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Helsinki, Finland
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Panasonic Globe Theatre
Shakespearean theatre in Japan
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Janfusun Fancyworld
Theme park in Gukeng, Yunlin, Taiwan
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Féile an Phobail
August arts festival in West Belfast
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Meeting Pas de Calais
Annual indoor track and field competition
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Tollwood Festival
A festival which takes place semi-annually on the Olympiapark (summer) or on the Theresienwiese (winter) in Munich.
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Rouen Nordic Film Festival
Film festival
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Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Theater in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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At the Bridge Theatre
Theatre in Perm, Russia
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Sanremo Music Festival 1988
Italian festival
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Waterfront Blues Festival
Annual event in Portland, Oregon, US
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Ankara International Film Festival
Film festival
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New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival
LGBTQ film festival in New York City
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Warbirds over Wanaka
Air show in New Zealand
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Mala scena
Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
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1988 Copa Libertadores Finals
Football match
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Porretta Soul Festival
Soul music festival
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MerleFest
Annual traditional plus music festival
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Russia
Annual international documentary film festival in Yekaterinburg
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Şinasi Stage
Theatre stage in Ankara
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Funambule Montmartre
Private theater in Paris
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Moscow Historical and Ethnographic Theatre
Moscow Historical and Ethnographic Theatre (Sports & Entertainment).
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1988 Toronto International Film Festival
1988 film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 3
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Palestine founded
Palestine was founded, with its capital at Ramallah.
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Fifth Republic of South Korea dissolved
Fifth Republic of South Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.
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Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma dissolved
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma ceased to exist, having been centered at Yangon.
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