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1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.
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1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.
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February 13 – Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. He calls his new home "Neverland".March 12 – Record producer Jimmy Iovine presents the Special Olympics with a donation of $5 million, which was raised with the release of the A Very Special Christmasalbum.April 19 – Former rock and roll singer Sonny Bono becomes the mayor of Palm Springs, California.May 1 – Citing the 1st Amendment, a judge drops all charges filed against singer Billy Joel. Joel was being sued by Jack Powers for defamation following an interview with Playboyin which he called...See also: Category:1988 birthsJanuary 12 – Chris Casement, Northern Irish footballerFebruary 20 – Rihanna, Barbadian singerFebruary 29 – Lena Gercke, German modelMarch 27 – Brenda Song, American actress and singerApril 27 – Lizzo, American musicianNobel Prize in Physics shared by Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, and Jack Steinberger for their research on neutrinosNobel Prize in Chemistry shared by Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber, and Hartmut MichelNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine shared by Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion, and George H. HitchingsNobel Prize in Literature won by Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptianwriter100+ articles. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
The terms anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) [a] are used when designating years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" [1] but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", [2][3] taken from the full original phrase " anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi ...
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Anno Domini (Medieval Latin : "in the year of the lord"), shortened as AD or A.D., is used to refer to the years after the birth of Jesus. AD is also a shortening for Christian Era. [1]
