1988 in Portugal

none 1988 Events in the year 1988 in Portugal. Incumbents President: Mário Soares Prime Minister: Aníbal Cavaco Silva (Social Democratic) Events thumb|right|27 April: The Reijin (pictured in July 1988) capsizes off Porto. 27 April – The Panamanian cargo ship Reijin, carrying more than 5,000 vehicles at a total value of $100 million, runs aground off the coast of Porto, killing one person.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-23-mn-268-story.html Plan Has Outraged Ecologists : Lisbon to Scuttle Ship, 5,400-Car Cargo : Despite Outrage of Ecologists, Portugal to Sink Wrecked Ship and 5,400-Car Cargo Los Angeles Times Associated Press Tony Smith 23 October 1988 6 February 2021 31 May – Malaysian officials announce the discovery of the Portuguese warship Flor De La Mar, which sank in the Strait of Malacca while en route to India in the early 16th century. The value of the treasure of gold and other rare metals from the Malacca Sultanate thought to be onboard is estimated at $3 billion.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/31/16th-century-man-of-war-may-contain-3-billion-in-treasure/3080581054400/ 16th century man-of-war may contain $3 billion in treasure United Press International Susan Robinson 31 May 1988 7 February 2021 1 August – A bus crash between Porto and São João da Madeira kills ten and injures 30 of the approximately 50 passengers on board.https://apnews.com/article/cb7935e3558d08f3f5acf26002d8b228 10 Killed in Bus Crash in Portugal Associated Press 1 August 1988 7 February 2021 25 August – A fire breaks out in the early morning at a department store in Lisbon's central Chiado district, destroying much of the area and leaving two people dead and 300 people without homes. The New York Times described the fire, the cost of which is estimated at $350 million, as the "worst disaster" to befall the city since the earthquake in 1755.https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/world/lisbon-journal-a-city-s-heart-in-ruins-now-to-put-it-together.html Lisbon Journal; A City's Heart in Ruins: Now to Put It Together The New York Times Paul Delaney 19 September 1988 7 February 2021 23 September – At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, Rosa Mota wins gold medal in the women's marathonhttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/23/sports/the-seoul-olympics-women-s-marathon-mota-of-portugal-runs-to-the-gold.html THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Women's Marathon; Mota of Portugal Runs to the Gold The New York Times Michael Janofsky 23 September 1988 12 October 2021 to become Portugal's first female Olympic champion.https://olympics.com/en/athletes/rosa-mota Rosa MOTA Olympic.org International Olympic Committee 12 October 2021 25 September – In motor racing, France's Alain Prost wins the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix held at the Circuito do Estoril.End of Entente? Motor Sport 64 11 1122–1125 David Tremayne November 1988 Births 1 January – Pedro Oliveira, Olympic swimmer (2008, 2012).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/pedro-oliveira-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230010/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/pedro-oliveira-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Pedro Oliveira Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 29 August 2013 5 January – Yago Fernández, footballer.https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/641937 fpf.pt Jogador pt 24 October 2021 26 March – Diogo Carvalho, Olympic swimmer (2008, 2012, 2016).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/diogo-carvalho-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/diogo-carvalho-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Diogo Carvalho Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 29 August 2013 4 August – Carlos Almeida, Olympic swimmer (2008, 2012).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/carlos-almeida-2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104301/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/carlos-almeida-2.html dead 18 April 2020 Carlos Almeida Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 29 August 2013 15 September – Nuno Roque, actor.October 2021 30 September – Bruno Filipe Lopes Correia, footballer.October 2021 Deaths 21 May – Francisco Miguel Duarte, writer (b. 1907).https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/militante-comunista-e-ultimo-preso-politico-do-tarrafal-evocado-em-beja_n54250 Militante comunista e último preso político do Tarrafal evocado em Beja Portuguese Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Lusa News Agency 18 December 2007 8 February 2021 26 August – Carlos Paião, singer and songwriter (b. 1957).https://www.dn.pt/cultura/calos-paiao-morreu-ha-30-anos-celebre-o-com-as-suas-cancoes-9764738.html Carlos Paião morreu há 30 anos. Celebre-o com as suas canções Portuguese Diário de Notícias Ricardo Simões Ferreira 26 August 2018 8 February 2021 References 30em 1988 Category:1980s in Portugal Portugal Category:Years of the 20th century in Portugal Portugal