Timeline August 1988

Events in August 1988 10

• 1898 – 1988 Enzo Ferrari Founder of Scuderia Ferrari Motor racing driver and entrepreneur who founded the Ferrari automobile marque.
• 1904 – 1988 Frederick Ashton (1904-1988) Died 18 August 1988, aged 83 Frederick Ashton was a British choreographer and founding figure of the Royal Ballet, where he served as director for over a decade. He created dozens of ballets, including Cinderella and La Fille mal gardee. He is regarded as one of the most influential choreographers of 20th-century British ballet.
• 1924 – 1988 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924-1988) Died 17 August 1988, aged 64 Zia-ul-Haq ruled Pakistan as military dictator and later president after seizing power in a 1977 coup. His rule was marked by Islamization policies and support for Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviet occupation. He was killed when his military aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, in an incident never conclusively explained.
• 1938 – 1988 Raymond Carver (1938-1988) Died 2 August 1988, aged 50 Raymond Carver was an American short story writer and poet credited with reviving the American short story through his minimalist style. His collections include What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. He died of lung cancer in Port Angeles, Washington.
• 1960 – 1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat Neo-Expressionism · USA Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American Neo-Expressionist painter who rose from graffiti artist to art world star. He died of a heroin overdose at 27. His work now sells for over $100 million.
• 1988 US Open 1988 Men: Mats Wilander · Women: Steffi Graf Steffi Graf won the Golden Slam — all four Grand Slams plus Olympic gold.
• 1988 8888 Uprising in Burma Nationwide pro-democracy protests challenge military rule Mass protests against the military government of Ne Win erupted across Burma on 8 August 1988, drawing in students, monks, and workers nationwide. The uprising was violently suppressed and thousands were killed. It brought Aung San Suu Kyi to national prominence and led to a new military junta taking power the following month.
• 1988 Iran-Iraq War ends in ceasefire UN-brokered truce halts eight years of fighting Iran and Iraq accepted a United Nations-brokered ceasefire, ending nearly eight years of war that had killed an estimated one million people. The conflict left the border largely unchanged from before the fighting began. Formal peace negotiations dragged on for years afterward.
• 1988 – present Robert Lewandowski Football Icon One of the greatest strikers in football history and a national hero.
• 1988 Metallica release ...And Justice for All One Their song One gets their first video and first Grammy.