Historical figures in 1988
The atlas holds 64 people and 103 moments here, in 1988. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Ayrton Senna and Audrey Hepburn. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1988
1 moment here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Li Keqiang
in 1988
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1988
2 moments here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1988
2 moments here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Mario Vargas Llosa
in 1988
1 moment here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Maya Angelou
in 1988
1 moment here
American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1988
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1988
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Miriam Makeba
in 1988
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Mother Teresa
in 1988
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1988
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1988
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 1988
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1988
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Naguib Mahfouz
in 1988
1 moment here
Egyptian novelist, screenwriter, and playwright whose fiction made Cairo a central setting of modern Arabic literature.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1988
3 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Octavio Paz
in 1988
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1988
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 1988
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Oscar Niemeyer
in 1988
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…
Pope John Paul II
in 1988
1 moment here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1988
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1988
4 moments here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1988
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Moments
- 1988 Stops in Helsinki Ronald Reagan
- 1988 Pilgrimage in Mecca and Medina Saddam Hussein
- 1988 Dirac Memorial Lecture Abdus Salam
- 1988 Canadian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1988 Barunga Statement presentation Bob Hawke
- 1988 Nelson Mandela birthday tribute George Michael
- 1988 State visit to Ulaanbaatar in 1988 Kim Il Sung
- 1988 Linggiu Dam agreement Lee Kuan Yew
- 1988 Doctorate and lectureship at Beijing Normal University Liu Xiaobo
- 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Miriam Makeba
- 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
- 1988 UN disarmament address Rajiv Gandhi
- 1988 Attends Toronto economic summit Ronald Reagan
- 1988 Meets leaders in London Ronald Reagan
- 1988 Arab League summit in Algiers Saddam Hussein
- 1988 Lindau lecture on general relativity Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1988 Nelson Mandela birthday tribute Whitney Houston
- 1988 British Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1988 State visit to Poland Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1988 Wawel Castle appearance Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1988 Democratic National Convention appearance Rosa Parks
- 1988 UNICEF immunisation campaign in Turkey Audrey Hepburn
- 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1988 State visit to Brunei Corazon Aquino
- 1988 Faith Tour duet with Aretha Franklin George Michael
- 1988 Visiting scholar at the University of Oslo Liu Xiaobo
- 1988 Continues treatment at Constantiaberg Nelson Mandela
- 1988 Diagnosed at Tygerberg Hospital Nelson Mandela
- 1988 Gabon Medflag 88 appearance Omar Bongo
- 1988 United Negro College Fund benefit Whitney Houston
- 1988 Bruges speech Margaret Thatcher
- 1988 Royal Society climate speech Margaret Thatcher
- 1988 UNICEF visit to Ecuador Audrey Hepburn
- 1988 UNICEF visit to Venezuela Audrey Hepburn
- 1988 Junta meeting after plebiscite defeat Augusto Pinochet
- 1988 Japanese Grand Prix victory and first title Ayrton Senna
- 1988 State visit to Madrid Elizabeth II
- 1988 Living in Cairo at Nobel announcement Naguib Mahfouz
- 1988 Poetry reading and interview in Washington Octavio Paz
- 1988 NeXT Computer launch Steve Jobs
- 1988 Turner Lecture on American literature Toni Morrison
- 1988 Perth Telethon performance Whitney Houston
- 1988 Opening of Questacon Bob Hawke
- 1988 First presidential visit to Egypt Saddam Hussein
- 1988 Ordinations on Vulture Peak Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1988 De Doelen concert Astrud Gilberto
- 1988 New Morning concert Astrud Gilberto
- 1988 Governors Island Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1988 Retirement to Daura Muhammadu Buhari
- 1988 Testimony in the Delmas Treason Trial Nadine Gordimer