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This is a list of events from the year 1988 in the United States.
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Incumbents
Federal government
President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Virginia)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Jim Wright (D-Texas)
Senate Majority Leader: Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Congress: 100th
State governments
Governors and lieutenant governors Governors
30em Governor of Alabama: H. Guy Hunt (Republican)
Governor of Alaska: Steve Cowper (Democratic)
Governor of Arizona: Evan Mecham (Republican) (until April 4), Rose Mofford (Democratic) (starting April 4)
Governor of Arkansas: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Governor of California: George Deukmejian (Republican)
Governor of Colorado: Roy Romer (Democratic)
Governor of Connecticut: William A O'Neill (Democratic)
Governor of Delaware: Michael Castle (Republican)
Governor of Florida: Bob Martinez (Republican)
Governor of Georgia: Joe Frank Harris (Democratic)
Governor of Hawaii: John D. Waihee III (Democratic)
Governor of Idaho: Cecil D. Andrus (Democratic)
Governor of Illinois: James R. Thompson (Republican)
Governor of Indiana: Robert D. Orr (Republican)
Governor of Iowa: Terry E. Branstad (Republican)
Governor of Kansas: Mike Hayden (Republican)
Governor of Kentucky: Wallace G. Wilkinson (Democratic)
Governor of Louisiana: Edwin W. Edwards (Democratic) (until March 14), Buddy Roemer (Democratic)/(Republican) (starting March 14)
Governor of Maine: John R. McKernan, Jr. (Republican)
Governor of Maryland: William Donald Schaefer (Democratic)
Governor of Massachusetts: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
Governor of Michigan: James Blanchard (Democratic)
Governor of Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (Democratic)
Governor of Mississippi: William Allain (Democratic) (until January 12), Ray Mabus (Democratic) (starting January 12)
Governor of Missouri: John Ashcroft (Republican)
Governor of Montana: Ted Schwinden (Democratic)
Governor of Nebraska: Kay A. Orr (Republican)
Governor of Nevada: Richard Bryan (Democratic)
Governor of New Hampshire: John H. Sununu (Republican)
Governor of New Jersey: Thomas Kean (Republican)
Governor of New Mexico: Garrey Carruthers (Republican)
Governor of New York: Mario Cuomo (Democratic)
Governor of North Carolina: James G. Martin (Republican)
Governor of North Dakota: George A. Sinner (Democratic)
Governor of Ohio: Dick Celeste (Democratic)
Governor of Oklahoma: Henry Bellmon (Republican)
Governor of Oregon: Neil Goldschmidt (Democratic)
Governor of Pennsylvania: Robert P. Casey (Democratic)
Governor of Rhode Island: Edward D. DiPrete (Republican)
Governor of South Carolina: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (Republican)
Governor of South Dakota: George S. Mickelson (Republican)
Governor of Tennessee: Ned McWherter (Democratic)
Governor of Texas: Bill Clements (Republican)
Governor of Utah: Norman H. Bangerter (Republican)
Governor of Vermont: Madeleine M. Kunin (Democratic)
Governor of Virginia: Gerald L. Baliles (Democratic)
Governor of Washington: Booth Gardner (Democratic)
Governor of West Virginia: Arch A. Moore, Jr. (Republican)
Governor of Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (Republican)
Governor of Wyoming: Mike Sullivan (Democratic)
Lieutenant governors
30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Jim Folsom, Jr. (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Stephen McAlpine (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Winston Bryant (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of California: Leo T. McCarthy (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Mike Callihan (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Joseph J. Fauliso (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Shien Biau Woo (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Bobby Brantley (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Zell Miller (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Ben Cayetano (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Butch Otter (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: George H. Ryan (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: John Mutz (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Jo Ann Zimmerman (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Jack D. Walker (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Brereton Jones (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Robert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic) (until March 14), Paul Hardy (Republican) (starting March 14)
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Melvin A. Steinberg (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Evelyn Murphy (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Martha W. Griffiths (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Marlene Johnson (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Brad Dye (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: Harriett Woods (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Montana: George Turman (Democratic) (until January 4), Gordon McOmber (Democratic) (starting January 4)
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: William E. Nichol (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Bob Miller (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Jack L. Stahl (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of New York: Stan Lundine (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: Robert B. Jordan, III (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Lloyd Omdahl (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: Paul R. Leonard (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Robert S. Kerr III (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Mark Singel (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Richard A. Licht (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: Nick Theodore (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Walter Dale Miller (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Texas: William P. Hobby, Jr. (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Utah: W. Val Oveson (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Howard Dean (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Douglas Wilder (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Washington: John Cherberg (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Scott McCallum (Republican)
Events
January
January 1
The Dell Computer Corporation is incorporated.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
January 2 – Michigan State Spartans football team wins the Rose Bowl Game against the USC Trojans.
January 4 – Nick Jr. begins as a block of Nickelodeon programming for younger children.
January 25
Ronald Reagan delivers his final State of the Union Address.
U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush and CBS News anchor Dan Rather clash over Bush's role in the Iran–Contra scandal during a contentious television interview.
January 29 – The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.
February
February 3 – The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36,250,000 to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
February 12 – Anthony M. Kennedy is appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
February 14 – Hours after learning the death of his sister, US speed skater Dan Jansen falls twice and fails to win a medal in the 500-meter race in the Calgary Winter Olympics.Skater Falls In Race Dedicated To Sister, A Cancer Victim https://apnews.com/article/61de5cf5bae6ede1b4748d272923af15 2021-05-18 AP NEWS
February 16 – Gunman Richard Farley kills seven people inside his former workplace, ESL Incorporated in Sunnyvale, California. He had been stalking colleague Laura Black who still worked there; however, she survived the shooting. Farley is currently on death row.
February 17 – U.S. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Higgins, serving with a United Nations group monitoring a truce in southern Lebanon, is kidnapped (he is later killed by his captors).
February 24 – Hustler Magazine v. Falwell: The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Hustler magazine by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell $200,000 for defamation.
March
March 8
Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen.
U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Bob Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday". The bipartisan primary/caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the six competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests. Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.
March 9 – Blackstone Financial Management is founded as a global asset management company in New York City by eight co-founders, led by Larry Fink. In 1992, it would change its name to BlackRock.
March 13 – Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf in Washington, D.C., elects Dr. I. King Jordan as the first deaf president in its history, following the Deaf President Now campaign, considered a turning point in the deaf civil rights movement.https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5370327&t=1610888814527 I. King Jordan: Reflections on a Changing Culture April 30, 2006 NPR January 16, 2021
March 16
First RepublicBank of Texas fails and enters FDIC receivership, the second-largest FDIC assisted bank failure up to that point.
Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Rick Walls began his Nuclear career in the U.S. Navy
March 26 – U.S. presidential candidate Jesse Jackson defeats Michael Dukakis in the Michigan Democratic caucuses, becoming the frontrunner temporarily for the party's nomination. Richard Gephardt withdraws his candidacy after his campaign speeches against imported automobiles fail to earn him much support in Detroit.
March 27 – The World Wrestling Federation holds WrestleMania IV from the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall (Promoted as Trump Plaza) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
April
April – The unemployment rate drops to 5.4%, the lowest since June 1974.
April 1 – In Fort Wayne, Indiana, 8-year-old April Marie Tinsley is kidnapped and murdered.
April 4 – Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
April 5 – Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis wins the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.
April 11 – The 60th Academy Awards, hosted by Chevy Chase, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor wins all nine of its nominations (the first film to do so since 1958's Gigi), including Best Picture and Best Director.
April 12 – Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California.
April 14 – The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a naval mine in the Persian Gulf, while deployed on Operation Earnest Will, during the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War.
April 18 – The United States Navy retaliates for the Roberts mining with Operation Praying Mantis, in a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels.
April 28 – Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a scheduled passenger flight to Honolulu, Hawaii originating from Hilo, Hawaii, suffers an explosive decompression after a portion of the aircraft's roof towards front of the fuselage tore off during flight, resulting in the death of a flight attendant.2023-12-04 Screams, then silence: The story of flight 243's miracle landing https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/screams-then-silence-the-story-of-flight-243s-miracle-landing/BDV7QVFFX2K23KKZDEOUWZGI54/ 2023-12-04 The New Zealand Herald en-NZ Everybody else onboard survives after the aircraft makes a successful emergency landing at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.2023-04-28 A woman was sucked out of a plane in Hawaii. It exposed flaws in the core of aviation https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aloha-airlines-flight-243-clarabelle-lansing-b2328174.html 2023-12-04 The Independent en
May
May 4 – PEPCON disaster in Henderson, Nevada: A major explosion at an industrial solid-fuel rocket plant causes damage extending up to ten miles away, including Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport.
May 14 – Bus collision near Carrollton, Kentucky: A drunk driver traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 71 hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group from Radcliff, Kentucky. The resulting fire kills 27 people, making it tied for first in the U.S. for most fatalities involving 2 vehicles to the present day. Coincidentally, the other 2-vehicle accident involving a bus that also killed 27 occurred in Prestonsburg, Kentucky thirty years prior.
May 16
A report by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
California v. Greenwood: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that police officers do not need a search warrant to search through discarded garbage.
May 27 – Microsoft releases Windows 2.1.
May 31 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students during his visit to the Soviet Union.
June
June 1 – The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, banning intermediate-range missiles in the United States and the Soviet Union, comes into effect.
June 12 – Rusty Wallace wins the last NASCAR Winston Cup Series Budweiser 400 auto race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
June 14 – A small wildfire is started by a lightning strike in Montana, United States, near the boundary for Yellowstone National Park. The Storm Creek fire expands into the park, then merges with dozens of other drought-aggravated fires. Eventually, over 750,000 acre km2 of Yellowstone – 36% of the park's area – burns before firefighters gain control in late September.Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee Greater Yellowstone Area Fire Situation, 1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=9PTvUVDo8boC&pg=PA41-IA6 1989 Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee 41
June 22 – Animation/live action crossover movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit is released through Touchstone Pictures. It brings a renewed interest in the Golden Age of American animation, spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance.
June 28 – Four workers are asphyxiated at a metal-plating plant in Auburn, Indiana, in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history (a fifth victim dies two days later).
June 29 – Morrison v. Olson: The United States Supreme Court upholds the law allowing special prosecutors to investigate suspected crimes by executive branch officials.
July
July 3 – Iran Air Flight 655 is shot down by a missile launched from the USS Vincennes.
July 4 – In Zürich, Switzerland, FIFA chose the United States as the venue to organize the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the United States won with 10 votes, surpassed Morocco with 7 votes and Brazil with 3 votes.
July 6 – The first reported medical waste on beaches in the Greater New York area (including hypodermic needles and syringes possibly infected with the AIDS virus) washes ashore on Long Island. Subsequent medical waste discoveries on beaches in Coney Island, Brooklyn and in Monmouth County, New Jersey, force the closure of numerous New York–area beaches in the middle of one of the hottest summers on record in the American Northeast.Environment Reporter https://books.google.com/books?id=rJ5CAQAAIAAJ 1988 Bureau of National Affairs 371
July 13 – Miami Arena in Miami, Florida opens.
July 14 – Volkswagen closes its Westmoreland Assembly Plant after ten years of operation (the first factory built by a non-American automaker in the U.S.).
July 20 – The Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia nominates Michael Dukakis as their presidential candidate and Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate.
July 26 – The death of Tate Rowland leads way to publicized rumors of a Satanic cult in the rural community of Childress, Texas.
August
August 6–7 – Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City: A riot erupts in Tompkins Square Park when police attempt to enforce a newly passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists are caught up in the police action, which takes place during the night of August 6 and into the early morning of August 7.
August 9 – Wrigley Field has its first night game of baseball, ending long opposition to lights at the field.
August 17 – Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel, are killed in a plane crash near Bhawalpur.
August 18 – The Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana nominates Vice President George H. W. Bush as their presidential candidate and Dan Quayle as his running mate.
August 29 – The World Wrestling Federation holds its inaugural SummerSlam event from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
September
thumb|right|upright|120px|September 29: STS-26, "Return to Flight"
thumb|120px|September 29: The TDRS is prepared for deployment.
September 5 – With the US's largest thrift institution, American Savings and Loan Association, entering receivership, the Robert M. Bass Group (headed by Robert Bass) agrees to buy its good assets with US$1.7 billion in federal aid (completed December).https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/07/business/california-savings-rescue-begun-by-federal-agency.html California Savings Rescue Begun by Federal Agency Nathaniel C. Nash The New York Times 1988-09-07
September 15 – Nicholas F. Brady is sworn in as the new Secretary of Treasury, succeeding James Baker.February 2013
September 17–October 2 – The United States participates in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and ranks in third place, bringing home 36 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze medals for a total of 94 medals behind the Soviet Union in first place and East Germany in second.
September 25 – Jim Lehrer hosts the first presidential debate between Michael Dukakis and Vice President Bush at Wake Forest University.
September 29 – STS-26: NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery going back into orbit and deploying the TDRS-3 satellite, putting the US back into the Space Race.
October
October 3 – STS-26 lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California after four days of its successful maiden flight and satellite deployment.
October 5 – In Omaha, Nebraska, in the only vice presidential debate of the 1988 U.S. presidential election, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana, insists he has as much experience in government as John F. Kennedy did when he sought the presidency in 1960. His Democratic opponent, Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, replies, "Senator, I knew Jack Kennedy. I served with Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." The audience response to Senator Bentsen's remark is overwhelmingly positive.
October 13 – In the second U.S. presidential debate, held at U.C.L.A., the Democratic Party nominee, Michael Dukakis, is asked by journalist Bernard Shaw of CNN if he would support the death penalty if his wife, "Kitty", were to be raped and murdered. Gov. Dukakis' reply, voicing his opposition to capital punishment in any and all circumstances, is later said to have been a major reason for the eventual failure of his campaign for the White House.
October 15 – Kirk Gibson hits a dramatic home run to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of 5–4.
October 20 – The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 1, to win their 6th World Series Title.
October 25 - Ronald Reagan signs a bill, converting the Veterans Administration into the Cabinet-level US Department of Veterans Affairs; this would come into effect on March 15, 1989.
October 27 – Ronald Reagan decides to tear down the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
October 30 – Philip Morris buys Kraft Foods for US$13,100,000,000.Kraft Accepts $13B Buyout by Philip Morris https://web.archive.org/web/20170509010101/http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.sm.query=KRAFT+ACCEPTS+%2413B+BUYOUT+BY+PHILIP+MORRIS+&s.tab= 2017-05-09 The Boston Globe. Accessed 2009-03-17. Archived 2009-05-08.
October 31 – U.S. Territory American Samoa's National Park of American Samoa is established.
November
thumb|right|120px|November 8: George H. W. Bush elected President
Throughout the Month – The unemployment rate drops to 5.3%, the lowest level since May 1974.
November 2 – The Morris worm, written by Robert Tappan Morris – the first computer worm distributed via the Internet – is launched from MIT.
November 8 – 1988 United States presidential election:George H. W. Bush is elected president of the United States over Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis.
November 10 – The United States Air Force acknowledges the existence of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in a Pentagon press conference.Paul Crickmore F-117 Nighthawk https://books.google.com/books?id=Lv0iAQAAMAAJ 2003 Airlife 978-1-84037-394-3 4
November 11 – In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of sixty-year-old landlady Dorothea Puente; six more bodies are eventually found. Puente is convicted of three murders, and sentenced to life in prison.
November 13 – Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon, is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
November 15 – The 300-foot Green Bank Telescope collapses in Green Bank, West Virginia.United States Congress, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Oversight of the National Science Foundation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology... 1989 https://books.google.com/books?id=IulsOXey2nAC&pg=PA618 1989 U.S. Government Printing Office 618
November 18
War on drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill permitting the death penalty for drug traffickers involved in killings.August 2026
November 21 – Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
November 22 – In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
November 30 – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for US$25,000,700,000 in the biggest leveraged buyout deal of all time.
December
December 1 – The first World AIDS Day is observed.
December 9 – The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory.
December 12 – Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev begins an official visit to the United States.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956502,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080614230344/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956502,00.html dead June 14, 2008 Time Paint The Town Red:Mikhail Gorbachev's Visit to New York December 12, 1988
December 14 – After Yasir Arafat renounces violence, the U.S. says it will open dialogue with the PLO.
December 16 – Perennial U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche is convicted of mail fraud.
December 19 – Mikhail Gorbachev cuts short his visit to the United States and returns to the Soviet Union, as thousands of people have died in an earthquake in Armenia.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956566,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080220093611/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956566,00.html dead February 20, 2008 Time Contents Page December 19, 1988 Vol. 132 No. 5 December 19, 1988
December 21
Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, United Kingdom; the bombing killed a total of 270 people, including 178 U.S. citizens.
Drexel Burnham Lambert agrees to plead guilty to insider trading and other violations and pay penalties of US$650 million.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-22-8802260570-story.html Horrock Nicholas M. Nicholas Horrock DREXEL TO PAY $650 MILLION IN GUILTY PLEA Chicago Tribune 22 December 1988 25 October 2021
Undated
The U.S. Drought of 1988 causes extensive crop damage in many parts of the United States, causing around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffer in the conditions. Heat waves cause 4,800 to 17,000 excess deaths, while scorching many areas of the United States during the summer 1988.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Births
births yes 1
January
100px|thumb|J. R. Hildebrand
100px|thumb|Haley Bennett
100px|thumb|V. Bozeman
100px|thumb|Hakeem Nicks
100px|thumb|Skrillex
100px|thumb|Ashleigh Murray
100px|thumb|Jake Auchincloss
January 1
Eddie Ababio, Ghanaian-born soccer player
Zach Clayton, football player
Dallas Keuchel, baseball player
January 2
Aaron Barrett, baseball player
Mandy Harvey, jazz and pop singer
January 3 – J. R. Hildebrand, racing driver
January 4
Azad Al-Barazi, Syrian-born Olympic swimmer
Corbin Bryant, football player
John Clay, football player
January 5 – Charlie Campbell, soccer player
January 6 – Roger Bothe, soccer player
January 7
1788-L, DJ and electronic music producer
Haley Bennett, actress and singer
Jhoulys Chacín, Venezuelan-born baseball player
January 8
Angel Faith, singer, dancer, and psychologist
Allison Harvard, model
Lily Nicksay, actress
Alex Tyus, American-born Israeli basketball player
January 9
V. Bozeman, singer and actress
Mike Champa, singer, rapper, musician, and frontman for For All Those Sleeping
Katherine Copely, American-born Lithuanian ice dancer
January 11
Travon Bellamy, football player
Blair Brandt, political adviser
Joseph Collins, football player
January 12
George Clanton, electronic musician and singer/songwriter
Andrew Lawrence, actor, singer, and director
January 13 – Tatev Abrahamyan, Armenian-born chess grandmaster
January 14
Cal Barnes, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, novelist, and playwright
Mikalah Gordon, singer
Hakeem Nicks, football player
January 15
Skrillex, musician and DJ
Jessica Poland, singer/songwriter
January 16 – Bull Dempsey, wrestler
January 17
Matt Bouldin, basketball player
Earl Clark, basketball player
January 18
Carlos Borja, soccer player
Ashleigh Murray, actress and singer
January 19
Kyle Adams, football player
Allison Aldrich, Paralympic volleyball player
Beedie, rapper
Bonnie Brawner, Paralympic volleyball player
Kris Cooke, football player
JaVale McGee, basketball player
Wardlow, wrestler
January 20
Corey Allmond, basketball player
Emanuel Cook, football player
January 21
Preston Claiborne, baseball player
Ashton Eaton, Olympic decathlete
John Early, actor and comedian
Vanessa Hessler, American-born Italian model and actress
January 22
Asher Allen, football player
Nick Palatas, actor
Xavier Silas, basketball player and coach
January 23
Terrance Campbell, basketball player
Wil Carter, basketball player
January 25
Da'Sean Butler, basketball player and coach
Jason Colwick, pole vaulter
January 26
Dan Bailey, football player
Jack Combs, ice hockey player
January 27 – Ashley Battersby, freestyle skier
January 28
Pierce Brown, science fiction author
Alexandra Krosney, actress
Quentin Oliver Lee, actor and singer (d. 2022)
Yuriy Sardarov, Azerbaijani-born actor
January 29
Alex Albright, football player
Jake Auchincloss, politician
Mike Bolsinger, baseball player
Cyntoia Brown, convicted murderer
Clifford Chapin, voice actor and director
Eugene Clifford, football player
Hank Conger, baseball player and coach
January 30
Keshia Baker, Olympic sprinter
Josh Brent, football player
Ben Cosgrove, composer
Rob Pinkston, actor
January 31
Vance Albitz, baseball player
Kyle Kulinski, political commentator
February
100px|thumb|Zosia Mamet
100px|thumb|Carly Patterson
100px|thumb|Mike Posner
100px|thumb|Kat Cammack
100px|thumb|Jake LaTurner
100px|thumb|Maiara Walsh
100px|thumb|Byron Maxwell
100px|thumb|Alexander Koch
February 1
Brett Anderson, baseball player
Ken Klippenstein, journalist
February 2
Obi Ezeh, football player (d. 2024)
Zosia Mamet, actress
February 3 – Justin Bonsignore, stock car racing driver
February 4
Charlie Barnett, actor
Carly Patterson, Olympic gymnast
February 5 – Katie Bell, Olympic diver
February 6
David Boyd, Danish-born singer/songwriter and frontman for New Politics
Anna Diop, actress
Bailey Hanks, singer, actress and dancer
February 7
Quintin Borders, football player
Matthew Stafford, football player
February 8
Jahlil Beats, hip hop producer
Ryan Pinkston, actor and model
February 9 – Donald Buckram, football player and coach
February 10
Jake Brigham, baseball player
Marco Capozzoli, football player
February 11 – Barry Church, football player
February 12
DeMarco Murray, football player
Greta Morgan, singer/songwriter and pianist
Mike Posner, singer/songwriter and producer
February 14
Rob Callaway, football player
Matt Campanale, ice hockey player
Paul Clemens, baseball player
Asia Nitollano, singer and dancer
February 15
Brooke Abel, Olympic swimmer
Jade Buford, stock car racing driver
Caleb Clay, baseball player
February 16
Neli A'asa, football player
Chris Butler, cyclist
Kat Cammack, politicianCAMMACK, Kat https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001039 bioguide.congress.gov
Steven Caple Jr., director, producer, and screenwriter
Jacquelyn Crowell, cyclist (d. 2018)
February 17
Brian Burrows, Olympic sports shooter
Brian Jack, politician
Jake LaTurner, politician
Amber Skye Noyes, actress and singer
February 18
Mason Brodine, football player
Shane Lyons, actor, chef, and restaurateur
Sarah Sutherland, actress
Maiara Walsh, Brazilian-born actress
February 19
Xavier Brown, football player
Bruce Carter, football player
Kevin Chapman, baseball player
February 20
Michelle Betos, soccer player
Tim Crabbe, American-born Italian baseball player
Kealoha Pilares, football player
February 22
Dominic Alford, football player
Colby Covington, mixed martial artist
February 23
Jessica Breland, basketball player
Clark Burckle, Olympic swimmer
Byron Maxwell, football player
February 24
Devon Beitzel, basketball player
Brittany Bowe, Olympic speed skater
Alexander Koch, actor
February 25
Nate Adcock, baseball player
Joevan Catron, basketball player
Gerald McCoy, football player
February 26
Dustin Ackley, baseball player
Demetrius Andrade, boxer
Cornelius Brown, football player
Lindsay Burdette, tennis player
Brad Coleman, stock car racing driver
Brittnee Cooper, volleyball player
February 28 – Aroldis Chapman, baseball player
March
100px|thumb|Benny Blanco
100px|thumb|Ritchie Torres
100px|thumb|Stephen Curry
100px|thumb|Lil Dicky
100px|thumb|Tania Raymonde
100px|thumb|Big Sean
100px|thumb|Brenda Song
March 1
Whitney Allison, cyclist
Trevor Cahill, baseball player
Ben Casnocha, author, entrepreneur, and investor
Katija Pevec, actress
March 2 – Laura Kaeppeler, beauty pageant titleholde, Miss America 2012
March 3
Chad Burt, soccer player and coach
Josh Duggar, television personality
March 4 – Cody Longo, actor and musician (d. 2023)
March 5
Joe Benson, baseball player
Brent Brockman, soccer player
Eric Czerniewski, football player
March 6 – Dailis Caballero, Cuban-born Olympic pole vaulter
March 7
Larry Asante, football player
James Cleveland, football player
March 8
Benny Blanco, musician, songwriter, and record producer
Kendrick Sampson, actor
March 10
Ego Nwodim, actress and comedian
Danny McCray, football player and television personality
March 11 – Vince Belnome, baseball player
March 12
Zahir Carrington, basketball player
Ritchie Torres, politician
March 14
Stephen Curry, basketball player
Sasha Grey, actress and model
Josh Stinson, baseball player
March 15
Steve Ames, baseball player
Lil Dicky, rapper and comedian
March 16 – Jhené Aiko, singer/songwriter
March 17 – Tyler Bellamy, soccer player
March 18
Chase Baird, saxophonist and composer
Vanessa Borne, wrestler
March 19
Clayton Kershaw, baseball player
Freddie Smith, actor
March 20
Kevin Cone, football player
Louie Vito, American-born Italian Olympic snowboarder
March 21
Austin Adamec, Christian musician
Erik Johnson, ice hockey player
March 22 – Tania Raymonde, actress
March 23
Dellin Betances, baseball player
Matthew Justice, wrestler
March 24
Felicia Chester, basketball player
Nick Lashaway, actor (d. 2016)
March 25
Darrell Arthur, basketball player
Big Sean, rapper
Ryan Lewis, musician
March 26 – Michael Buttacavoli, golfer
March 27 – Brenda Song, actress
March 28
Austin Armacost, television personality
Geno Atkins, football player
Jordan Bridges, politician
Ryan Kalish, baseball player
March 29
Elle Anderson, cyclist
Kelly Sweet, singer
March 30
Capri Anderson, pornographic actress
Richard Sherman, football player
March 31 – DeAndre Liggins, baseball player
April
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thumb|100px|Kayleigh McEnany
thumb|100px|Christian Menefee
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thumb|100px|Sara Paxton
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April 1
Alyssa Bonagura, singer/songwriter
Derek Campos, mixed martial artist
Brook Lopez, basketball player
April 2
Garrett Chisolm, football player
Jesse Plemons, actor
April 3
Kam Chancellor, football player
Brandon Graham, football player
William Knight, mixed martial artist
April 5 – Alisha Glass, volleyball player
April 7
Chelsea Alden, actress
Joseph Bramlett, golfer
Charles Brewer, baseball player
Keith Browner Jr., football player
April 8 – Candice Cuoco, fashion designer
April 9 – Ryan Broyles, football player
April 10
Molly Bernard, actress
Haley Joel Osment, actor
April 11 – Pete Kozma, baseball player
April 12
Ryan Brooks, basketball player
Jessie James Decker, country pop singer/songwriter
April 13
Cody Arnoux, soccer player
Kallie Flynn Childress, actress
Stephanie Coleman, politician
Dwayne Collins, basketball player (d. 2025)
Allison Williams, actress
April 14
Eric Alexander, soccer player
Emmanuel Bor, Kenyan-born long-distance runner
Sarah Bullard, lacrosse player
Mike Carman, ice hockey player
Lehmon Colbert, basketball player
Chris Wood, actor
April 15
Justin Anderson, football player
Erin Lee Carr, filmmaker
Bill Clark, basketball player
Chris Stuckmann, film critic, filmmaker, author, and YouTuber
April 17
Kourtnei Brown, football player
Dasha Gonzalez, wrestler and model
April 18
Justin Burrell, basketball player
Jessica Cambensy, American-born Hong Kong model and actress
Kayleigh McEnany, political commentator and White House press secretary
Christian Menefee, attorney and politician
April 19
Trevor Lee, rapper
April 20
Brandon Belt, baseball player
Nick Bonino, ice hockey player
April 21
Robbie Amell, Canadian-born actor and producer
Ricky Berens, Olympic swimmer
JR Buensuceso, basketball player
Jencarlos Canela, singer/songwriter and actor
Christoph Sanders, actor
April 23
Stacey Bridges, rugby player
Justin Brownlee, basketball player
Molly Burnett, actress, singer, and producer
April 24 – Jermaine Cunningham, football player
April 25
Rachel Cruze, writer and author
Sara Paxton, actress, singer, and model
April 26 – BrolyLegs, fighting game player (d. 2024)
April 27
Austin Amelio, actor
Lizzo, singer/songwriter and rapper
April 28
Justin Boren, football player
Carlos Brown, football player
Sebo Walker, skateboarder and artist
April 29
Aanders Brorson, Canadian-born curler
Carson Coffman, football player
April 30 – Antonio Ballard, basketball player
May
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100px|thumb|Danielle Pinnock
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May 1
André Anderson, football player
Nicholas Braun, actor
Cody Renard Richard, stage manager, producer, and educator
May 2
Musa Abdul-Aleem, basketball player
Shaun Chapas, football player
May 4
Christian Bergman, baseball player
Derrick Caracter, basketball player
LaRoyce Hawkins, actor, stand-up comic, spoken word artist, and musician
May 5
Kevin Alston, soccer player
Michael Cognata, actor and record producer
Jessica Dubroff, trainee aviator (d. 1996)
Brooke Hogan, reality star and singer
May 6
Ryan Anderson, basketball player
Luis Cálix, soccer player
Marcus Cannon, football player
Whitney Conder, wrestler
May 7
Blair Braverman, adventurer, dogsled racer, musher, advice columnist, and nonfiction writer
Brandon Jones, actor, musician, and producer
May 8
Ivy Audrain, cyclist
Trisha Paytas, YouTuber
May 9 – Buddy Boshers, baseball player
May 10
Mat Franco, magician
Adam Ward, photojournalist (d. 2015)
May 11
Ace Hood, rapper
Julia Avila, mixed martial artist
Blac Chyna, model and entrepreneur
Nikki Cleary, pop rock singer
Jeremy Maclin, football player
Danielle Pinnock, actress
May 13
Freddie Braun, soccer player
Didier Cohen, American-born Australian model
Tim Maypray, football player (d. 2019)
Matt McLean, Olympic swimmer
May 15
Dillon Bates, politician
Nate Costa, football player
Scott Presler, conservative activist and founder of Early Vote Action
May 16
Julia Adolphe, composer
Jermaine Fowler, actor and comedian
May 17 – Nikki Reed, actress, singer/songwriter, and screenwriter
May 18 – Johnny Culbreath, football player
May 19
Mike Alessi, motorcycle racer
Kevin Basped, football player
Zack Pearlman, actor
May 20
Nathaniel Brown, actor and director
Kayden Carter, wrestler
May 21 – Chase Baker, football player and coach
May 22
Andrew Augustin, video game designer
Sergio Brown, football player
Chase Budinger, volleyball player
Doug DeMuro, automotive columnist and internet personality
Santana Garrett, wrestler and model
May 23
Vic Black, baseball player
Jackie Briggs, field hockey player
Morgan Pressel, golfer
Zachary "Kid Yamaka" Wohlman, boxer
May 24
Anhayla, singer/songwriter
Monica Lin Brown, U.S. Army medic and silver star recipient
Billy Gilman, singer
May 25
Carlos Aguilar, soccer player
Britta Büthe, American-born German volleyball player
Bruce Campbell, football player
Lee Chatfield, politician
Matt Clare, soccer player
May 26
Brad Balsley, sports shooter
Cami Bradley, singer/songwriter, keyboardist, and television personality
Damian Williams, American football player
May 27
Brad Boxberger, baseball player
Jacobs Crawley, rodeo cowboy
Art Cruz, drummer for Lamb of God, Winds of Plague (2008–2022), Prong (2014–2018), and Klogr (2017)
Vontae Davis, football player (d. 2024)
Cale Dodds, country singer/songwriter
Stevin John, children's entertainer and educator
Alicia Sixtos, actress
May 28
Justin Bour, baseball player
NaVorro Bowman, football player
Ryan Court, baseball player
Brian Justin Crum, singer and actor
May 29
Derrius Brooks, football player
Garrett Celek, football player
Tobin Heath, soccer player
May 30
C. R. Crews, racing driver
No Way Jose, wrestler
May 31 – Rogét Chahayed, record producer and songwriter
June
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June 1
Brian O'Neill, Olympic ice hockey player
Ross Von Erich, wrestler
June 2
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid, basketball player
Mister Alexander, football player
Zuri Hall, entertainment reporter, television personality, actress and producer
Joe Young, football player
June 3
Patrick Christopher, basketball player
Dave East, rapper and actor
June 4
Matt Bartkowski, ice hockey player
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, politician
June 5
Steelo Brim, television personality, comedian, and actor
Ryan Mallett, football player (d. 2023)
June 6
Omar Brown, football player
Gideon Glick, actor and singer
June 7
Chris Barton, cyclist
Patrick Carlopoli, convicted murderer
June 9
Rob Bordson, ice hockey player
Lauren Landa, actress
Mae Whitman, actress
June 10 – Billy Bitter, lacrosse player
June 11 – Weyes Blood, singer/songwriter and musician
June 12
JHart, English-born singer/songwriter and record producer
Dave Melillo, singer/songwriter and guitarist
Cody Horn, actress and model
June 13
Gabe Carimi, football player
Chris Cralle, hammer thrower
June 14
Kara Killmer, actress
Kevin McHale, actor, dancer and singer
June 16
Banks, singer/songwriter
Samantha Brand, American-born Haitian soccer player
Jermaine Gresham, football player
June 17 – Ryan Neff, singer and bassist for Miss May I
June 18 – Josh Dun, drummer for Twenty One Pilots
June 19 – Alyona Alekhina, Russian-born snowboarder, singer/songwriter, model, and musician
June 20 – Alex Caceres, mixed martial artist
June 22 – Portia Doubleday, actress
June 23 – Chellsie Memmel, Olympic gymnast
June 24
Nichkhun Horvejkul, American-born Thai singer
Stassi Schroeder, television personality, podcast host, fashion blogger, model, and author
June 25
Aaron Berry, football player
Dorson Boyce, football player
Joy Cheek, basketball player
Rose Schlossberg, actress and daughter of Caroline Kennedy
June 26
King Bach, Canadian-born actor and internet personality
John Brown, football player
Bryant Browning, football player
Chris Mazdzer, Olympic luger
Dakota Meyer, Marine veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor Recipient
June 27
Miles Burris, football player
Nate Byham, football player
Alanna Masterson, actress
June 28
Ali Caldwell, singer/songwriter
Terrence Cody, football player
June 29
Danny Bohn, stock car racing driver
Evan Call, American-born Japanese composer
June 30
Tyler Cain, basketball player
Vinny Curry, football player
Jack Douglass, YouTuber, musician, and comedian
Sean Marquette, actor
Ryan W. Pearson, politician
Dave Stephens, singer and frontman for We Came as Romans
July
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100px|thumb|Aimee Carrero
100px|thumb|Julianne Hough
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July 1
Kurt Coleman, football player
Craig Curley, marathon runner
Evan Ellingson, actor (d. 2023)
Brian Wang, wushu taolu practitioner
July 2 – Ronnie Ash, Olympic hurdler
July 3
McLeod Bethel-Thompson, football player
Noemi Gonzalez, actress
Matty Mullins, singer/songwriter and frontman for Memphis May Fire
July 4 – Freddie Banks, football player and coach
July 5 – Kellen Moore, football player and coach
July 6
Carter Camper, ice hockey player
Adrian Clayborn, football player
Brittany Underwood, actress and singer
July 7
Kaci Brown, singer/songwriter
Kristi Castlin, Olympic hurdler
Chase Williamson, actor and producer
July 8
Ashley Bowyer, soccer player
Jordan Burroughs, Olympic wrestler
July 9
Mark Angelosetti, wrestler
Belal Muhammad, mixed martial artist
July 10
Antonio Brown, football player
Heather Hemmens, actress
Katie Pavlich, journalist, commentator, author, blogger, and podcaster
July 11 – Christian Camacho, soccer player
July 12
Patrick Beverley, basketball player
Christine Marie Cabanos, actress
Bryan Llenas, news correspondent
LeSean McCoy, football player
July 13
Colton Haynes, actor and model
Chris Sheffield, actor
Steven R. McQueen, actor and model
July 14
Kai Correa, baseball coach
Travis Ganong, Olympic alpine skier
Angela Lewis, actress and philanthropist
Chase Williamson, actor and film producer
July 15 – Aimee Carrero, Dominican-born actress
July 17
Summer Bishil, actress
Patrick Crosby, lacrosse player
Anderson East, musician
Luke Stocker, football player
July 18 – Ambyr Childers, actress
July 19
Shane Dawson, internet personality, actor, comedian, director, and author
Cherami Leigh, actress
Trent Williams, football player
July 20
Phillip Adams, football player and killer (d. 2021)
Lucas Baiano, filmmaker
Quinton Carter, football player
Julianne Hough, ballroom dancer, country singer, and actress
Stephen Strasburg, baseball player
July 21
Blake Allen, composer
Jon Asamoah, football player
Edawn Coughman, football player
DeAndre Jordan, basketball player
Nina Roth, Olympic curler
July 22
Alex Caskey, soccer player
George Santos, politician
July 23 – Kevin Tway, golfer
July 24
Charlee Brooks, vocalist, composer, and audio engineer
Chris Cortez, soccer player
July 25 – Linsey Godfrey, actress
July 26
AJ Agazarm, mixed martial artist
Francia Raisa, actress
Caitlin Gerard, actress
George Santos, politician
July 27
Luke Collis, football player
Lila Rose, activist
July 28
Ayla Brown, basketball player and singer
Greg Hardy, football player
Nick Santino, singer/songwriter and frontman for A Rocket to the Moon (2006–2013)
July 29 – Matthew Bouraee, soccer player
July 30 – Nico Tortorella, actor and model
July 31
Remy Banks, rapper
Kyra Harris Bolden, politician
Charlie Carver, actor
A. J. Green, football player
Krystal Meyers, singer/songwriter and musician
August
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August 1 – Max Carver, actor
August 2 – Golden Tate, football player
August 3
Amanda Bell, mixed martial artist
Ricky Blaze, DJ, producer, and singer/songwriter
DRAM, rapper and singer/songwriter
Weyes Blood, DJ, producer, and singer/songwriter
Christine Ko, actress
August 4
John O'Callaghan, singer/songwriter and frontman for The Maine
Aaron Pauley, singer, bassist, and frontman for Of Mice & Men (2012–present) and Jamie's Elsewhere
August 5
David Castain, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Salwa Aga Khan, fashion model and aristocrat
August 6
Anthony Allen, football player
DaNae Couch, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Texas 2012
August 7
Danario Alexander, football player
Marti Belle, wrestler
Jordan Cameron, football player
August 8
Eric Brakey, politician
Chris Cottrell, founder of The Reading Initiative
Tiana Coudray, Olympic equestrian and dancer
Chad Future, actor, director, singer, and host
Michael Tracey, commentator
Laura Slade Wiggins, actress, singer, and musician
August 9
Anthony Castonzo, football player
Amber Guyger, murderer
August 12
Mark Arcobello, ice hockey player
Justin Gaston, singer/songwriter, model, and actor
Leah Pipes, actress
August 13
Keith Benson, basketball player
Nili Brosh, Israeli-born singer and guitarist
Servando Carrasco, soccer player
August 14 – Kayla Mueller, humanitarian aid worker and murder victim (d. 2015)
August 15 – Andy Miele, Olympic ice hockey player
August 16
Boyfriend, singer/songwriter, producer, rapper, and performance artist
Nate Cohn, journalist and political analyst
Ryan Kerrigan, football player
Rumer Willis, actress and singer
Parker Young, actor
August 17
Bianca Collins, actress, curator, and writer
Brady Corbet, actor and filmmaker
Tino Coury, singer/songwriter
Chris Culliver, football player
Joyner Lucas, rapper
Kathryn Morgan, ballerina
August 18
Jorge Avila-Torrez, convicted serial killer and rapist
Scout Bassett, Chinese-born Paralympic long jumper
August 19
Ty Abbott, basketball player
Hoodie Allen, hip-hop artist
Kirk Cousins, football player
Veronica Roth, author
Romeo Miller, basketball player, rapper, actor
August 20
Jerryd Bayless, basketball player
Lincoln A. Castellanos, actor
August 21
Paris Bennett, singer and American Idol contestant
Kacey Musgraves, country singer
August 22 – Javy Ayala, mixed martial artist
August 23
Jaime Churches, politician
Jeremy Lin, basketball player
Kim Matula, actress
August 24 – Nicholas Alexander, Olympic ski jumper
August 25
Terrence Austin, football player
Caleb Bostic, football player
Tony Cosentino, stock car racing driver
August 26
Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan-born baseball player
Lance Benoist, mixed martial artist
Tori Black, pornographic actress
Evan Ross, actor and musician
Tom Coolican, American-born Australian rugby player
Danielle Savre, actress and singer
August 27
A. J. Achter, baseball player
Sean Chen, pianist
Zach Collaros, football player
Alexa Vega, actress and singer
August 28
Danny Aiken, football player
Shalita Grant, actress
August 30
Alex Corbisiero, American-born English rugby player
Jordan Rodgers, sports commentator, television personality, and football player
August 31
Matt Adams, baseball player
Athena, wrestler
Allen Bradford, football player
Tanaya Henry, model and actress
September
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100px|thumb|Emmy Raver-Lampman
100px|thumb|Kevin Love
100px|thumb|Sarah Elfreth
100px|thumb|Jared Lee Loughner
100px|thumb|Chelsea Kane
100px|thumb|Katrina Bowden
100px|thumb|Clark James Gable
100px|thumb|Kevin Durant
September 1
Gabriel Ferrari, soccer player
Chanel West Coast, rapper, singer, actress, model, and television personality
September 2 – Matt Wentworth, guitarist and vocalist for Our Last Night
September 3
Katie Bethke, soccer player
Derwin Montgomery, politician
September 4
Pilar Bosley, ice dancer
Kervin Bristol, Haitian-born basketball player
Anna Li, gymnast
September 5
Ibrahim Abdulai, football player
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Emmy Raver-Lampman, actress and singer
September 6
Sam Acho, football player
Jovan Adepo, British-born actor
September 7
Kevin Aguilar, mixed martial artist
Jack Crawford, football player
Paul Iacono, actor
Kevin Love, basketball player
September 8
Arrelious Benn, football player
E. J. Bonilla, actor
Rob Bunker, stock car racing driver
September 9
Gary Brown, baseball player
Roc Carmichael, football player
Sarah Elfreth, politician
McKey Sullivan, fashion model
September 10
Queen Claye, Olympic hurdler and sprinter
Jared Lee Loughner, convicted spree killer (2011 Tucson shooting)
September 11 – Mike Moustakas, baseball player
September 13
Nadia Aboulhosn, fashion blogger, model, and designer
John Park, singer
September 14 – Bobby Brackins, rapper
September 15
Kent Bulle, golfer
Chelsea Kane, actress and singer
Chloe Dykstra, actress
September 16
Talor Battle, basketball player
Durand Bernarr, singer/songwriter and producer
Corben Bone, soccer player
B. J. Coleman, football player
Teddy Geiger, singer/songwriter
September 18
Arizona Muse, model
Shoshana Bush, actress
Wesley Carroll, football player
Casey Crosby, baseball player
September 21
Doug Baldwin, football player
Melvin Gregg, actor, model, and comedian
September 19
Katrina Bowden, actress
Kenny Britt, football player
September 20 – Clark James Gable, actor, model, and television presenter (d. 2019)
September 21 – Doug Baldwin, football player
September 22
Colin Braun, stock car racing driver
Bethany Dillon, contemporary Christian music artist
September 23
Antonio Allen, football player
Mindy Cook, Paralympic goalball player
September 24
Lisa Belcastro, politician
Curtis Brown, football player
Paul Carey, ice hockey player
Steven Kampfer, Olympic ice hockey player
Kyle Sullivan, actor
September 26
Sadam Ali, boxer
Chris Archer, baseball player
Joanne Nosuchinsky, actress, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder
September 28 – Olivia Jordan, actress, model, television host, and Miss USA 2015
September 29
Jeff Attinella, soccer player
Kevin Durant, basketball player
Justin Nozuka, American-born Canadian singer/songwriter
October
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100px|thumb|Melissa Benoist
100px|thumb|Derrick Rose
100px|thumb|Ricochet
100px|thumb|Max Thieriot
100px|thumb|Hope Hicks
100px|thumb|Glen Powell
100px|thumb|Corey Hawkins
100px|thumb|Janel Parrish
October 1
Marjorie Conrad, French-born filmmaker and model
Nick Whitaker, actor
October 2
Corrin Campbell, vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and pianist
Brittany Howard, musician
Laura Rutledge, sportscaster and beauty pageant titleholder
October 3
A$AP Rocky, rapper and music video director
Mike Belfiore, baseball player
Lauren McKnight, actress
October 4
Melissa Benoist, actress and singer
Sean Cattouse, football player
Lonnie Chisenhall, baseball player
Derrick Rose, basketball player
October 5 – Kevin Olusola, a cappella singer and member of Pentatonix
October 6
Bryan Anger, football player
Austin Berry, soccer player
October 7
Katie Burnett, racewalker
Chimdi Chekwa, football player
Brandon Cunniff, baseball player
October 8 – Manny Barreda, American-born Mexican baseball player
October 9
John Chiles, football player
Amanda Serrano, martial artist
October 10
Claudine Beckford, Jamaican-born cricketer
Alex Chappell, journalist
October 11
Toney Clemons, football player
Ricochet, wrestler
October 12 – Jermie Calhoun, football player
October 13 – Norris Cole, basketball player
October 14
Max Thieriot, actor
MacKenzie Mauzy, actress
Pia Toscano, singer and American Idol contestant
October 15 – Leah Cole Allen, politician
October 16
Tumua Anae, water polo player
Ron Brooks, football player
October 17
Kathleen Alcott, novelist
Donald Butler, football player
Justin Clark, soccer player
Christina Crawford, wrestler
Dee Jay Daniels, actor
October 18
Kyle Austin, basketball player
Dane Cameron, racing driver
Riley Green, country singer/songwriter and actor
October 19
Xavier Alexander, basketball player
Jalil Anibaba, soccer player
October 20
ASAP Ferg, rapper
Mario Butler, football player
Anthony Sabatini, politician
October 21
Marguerite Bennett, comic book writer
Andrew Cancio, boxer
ContraPoints, YouTuber
Hope Hicks, public relations consultant and White House communications director
Glen Powell, Actor
October 22
Marqus Blakely, basketball player
Corey Hawkins, actor
October 23
Nia Ali, Olympic hurdler and heptathlete
Jake Collier, mixed martial artist
Jordan Crawford, basketball player
October 24
Nastassja Bolívar, American-born Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Nicaragua 2013
Jeremy Cota, freestyle skier
October 25
Chase Buford, basketball player and coach
Alberto Cabrera, baseball player
October 26 – JulienHimself, Swiss-born motivational speaker
October 27 – Evan Turner, basketball player
October 28 – Ian Conyers, politician
October 29
Cortez Allen, football player
Deidre Behar, writer, producer, and host
Kat Timpf, columnist and reporter
October 30 – Janel Parrish, actress and singer
October 31
Cole Aldrich, basketball player
Conroy Black, football player
Jennie Clark, soccer player
November
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100px|thumb|Nikki Blonsky
100px|thumb|Analeigh Tipton
100px|thumb|Russell Westbrook
100px|thumb|Justin Gaethje
100px|thumb|B.o.B.
100px|thumb|Patrick Kane
100px|thumb|Erika Kirk
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November 1 – Robert Alford, football player
November 2 – Lindze Letherman, actress
November 3
Kendrick Adams, football player
Holland Andrews, singer
Trevor Einhorn, actor
November 4
Dez Bryant, football player
Francesca Hong, politician
November 5 – Justin Cornwell, actor, writer, and musician
November 6
Mamoudou Athie, Mauritanian-born actor
Sean Baker, football player
Eric Cray, Philippine-born Olympic sprinter and hurdler
Robert Ellis, singer/songwriter and guitarist
Emma Stone, actress
November 7
Ayo the Producer, hip hop artist
Reid Ewing, actor
Kathryn Nesbitt, soccer assistant referee
November 8
Matt Braly, animator, storyboard artist, director, writer, and producer
Jared Kusnitz, actor
November 9
Nikki Blonsky, actress and singer
Curt Casali, baseball player
Analeigh Tipton, actress and fashion model
November 10
Sunny Choi, breakdancer
Rennie Curran, football player, speaker, and coach
Jonna Mannion, television personality
November 11 – Alexandra Kyle, actress
November 12
Levy Adcock, football player
Robert Arnold, basketball player
Joe Banyard, football player
Jason Chen, pop singer
Russell Westbrook, basketball player
November 13 – Max Miller, politician
November 14
John Brancy, baritone player
Jos Charles, poet, writer, translator, and editor
Michael Cox, football player
Justin Gaethje, mixed martial artist
November 15
B.o.B., rapper, singer, record producer, and conspiracy theorist
Nikolas Besagno, soccer player
Lauren Cholewinski, Olympic speed skater
November 16
Gary Boughton, soccer player
Clint Bowles, tennis player
William Coleman, basketball player
Brandon Cumpton, baseball player
November 17
Hilary Barte, tennis player
Justin Cooper, actor
November 18
Travis Baltz, football player
Elaine Breeden, Olympic swimmer
Jeffrey Jordan, basketball player
November 19
Nicole Addimando, convicted murderer
Patrick Kane, ice hockey player
November 20
Cody Allen, baseball player
Barry Almeida, ice hockey player
Erika Kirk, businesswoman, beauty pageant winner, Miss Arizona 2012, and widow of Charlie Kirk
Max Pacioretty, ice hockey player
Demetrius Shipp Jr., actor
November 21 – Joseph Anderson, football player
November 22
Sean Beighton, curler
Matt Bruenig, lawyer, blogger, policy analyst, and commentator
November 25
Jonathon Amaya, football player
John Corona, ice dancer
November 26 – Blake Harnage, songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, and guitarist for VersaEmerge
November 28 – Scarlett Pomers, actress
November 29
Dana Brooke, wrestler
Russell Wilson, football player
November 30
Terry Broadhurst, ice hockey player
James Brown, football player
Rebecca Rittenhouse, actress
Rotimi, actor and singer
December
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December 1
Ashley Monique Clark, actress
Tyler Joseph, singer
Zoë Kravitz, actress, singer, and Model
December 2 – Rosie Brennan, Olympic cross-country skier
December 3 – Jeb Brovsky, soccer player
December 4
Rodney Austin, football player
Jerry Belmontes, boxer
Hilary Cruz, actor, model, and beauty queen, Miss Teen USA 2007
December 5
Ross Bagley, actor
Tina Charles, basketball player
December 7 – Nathan Adrian, Olympic swimmer
December 11
Erik Burgdoerfer, ice hockey player
Christina Hagan, politician
December 12
Ahmad Black, football player
Steven Bonnell II, streamer better known as Destiny
Diondre Borel, football player
December 13 – Rickie Fowler, golfer
December 14
Alexandra Agre, curler
David Borrero, politician
Amber Brown, mixed martial artist
Nate Ebner, football player
Vanessa Hudgens, Actress and singer
Rainelle Krause, opera soprano (d. 2026)
December 15
Kimora Blac, drag queen and television personality
Marc Rebillet, electronic musician and YouTuber
December 16
Christopher Caluag, American-born Philippine BMX racer
Circuit des Yeux, singer/songwriter
Nicco Montaño, mixed martial artist
Mira Murati, Albanian-born engineer, chief technology officer for OpenAI
December 18 – Erica Rivera, actress, singer, rapper, dancer, and artist
December 20
Omar Bolden, football player
Nick Charlton, football coach
December 21
Kevin Anderson, basketball player
Mark Blane, actor, writer, and director
Markeith Cummings, basketball player
Danny Duffy, baseball player
Teresa Ruiz, Mexican-born actress
December 22 – Brooke Eby, social media influencer (d. 2026)
December 23
Everitte Barbee, calligrapher
Mallory Hagan, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss America 2013
December 24
Michelle Boulos, figure skater
Kodi Burns, football player
Trey Caldwell, politician
December 25
Heather Cooke, American-born Filipino soccer player
Eric Gordon, basketball player
December 27
Abby Finkenauer, politician
Hayley Williams, singer/songwriter, lead singer of Paramore
December 28
Katlyn Chookagian, mixed martial artist
Leslie Cichocki, Paralympic swimmer
December 29 – Eric Berry, football player
December 30
Bryce Brentz, baseball player
Danny Burawa, baseball player
Henry Hynoski, American football player
Jena Sims, actress
December 31 – Matthew Atkinson, actor and musician
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Niv Acosta, dancer, choreographer, and artist
Jovan Adepo, British-born American actor
Kameron Alexander, singer/songwriter and record producer
Olivia Alexander, singer, dancer, and actress
Brian Altman, poker player
Brent Anderson, country singer
Gretchen Andrew, artist
Adeem the Artist, country singer
Angad Aulakh, filmmaker
Milton Barney Jr., baseball player and coach
Wayne Barrett, kickboxer
Jose Batista, politician
Andrew M. Boss, composer
Danika Brace, football player and coach
Serafina Brocious, software engineer
Imani Jacqueline Brown, researcher and artist
Nakeya Brown, photographer
John Burke, pianist
Corrin Campbell, musician
Kyle Carey, folk singer
Reagan Charleston, jewelry designer, lawyer, and television personality
Thomas Chung, artist
Lenny Cooper, country rapper
Jessa Dillow Crisp, survivor of human trafficking and co-founder and executive director of Bridge Hope Now
Crudo Means Raw, rapper and beatmaker
Jacob Cutrera, football player
QAnon Shaman, conspiracy theorist and participant in the January 6 Attack
Deaths
Deaths in 1988
January 3
William Cagney, actor (born 1905)
Joie Chitwood, race car driver and stuntman (born 1912)
January 5 – Pete Maravich, basketball player (born 1947)David Walton John Gardella Official NBA Register https://books.google.com/books?id=0OvhD3kJe48C 2001 Andrews McMeel Pub 978-0-89204-655-3 407
January 7 – Zara Cisco Brough, Nipmuc Chief (born 1919)
January 11
Pappy Boyington, pilot, United States Marine Corps fighter ace (born 1912)2007-10-21 http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Boyington_G.htm Colonel Gregory Boyington, USMCR Who's Who in Marine Corps History History Division, United States Marine Corps https://web.archive.org/web/20110615072415/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Boyington_G.htm 2011-06-15 dead
Isidor Isaac Rabi, physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for invention of the atomic beam magnetic resonance method of measuring magnetic properties of atoms and molecules (born 1898 in Poland)
January 12 – Hiram Bingham IV, American diplomat (born 1903)
January 22 – Parker Fennelly, comedian and actor (born 1891)
January 25 – Colleen Moore, actress (born 1899)The Annual Obituary https://books.google.com/books?id=jmIYAAAAIAAJ 1988 St. Martin's 978-1-55862-050-6 39
February 1 – Heather O'Rourke, actress (born 1975)https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8 Associated Press Doctors: Unusual Circumstances Surrounded Actress' Death February 4, 1988 Siegel Fred https://archive.today/20190830193726/https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8 August 30, 2019 live January 1, 2020
February 3 – Robert Duncan, poet (born 1919)Robert Duncan Robert Duncan: Collected Essays and Other Prose https://books.google.com/books?id=1JelDwAAQBAJ&pg=PR37 22 October 2019 Univ of California Press 978-0-520-32484-8 37
February 14 – Frederick Loewe, composer (born 1901 in Berlin)Steven Suskin Show Tunes, 1905-1991: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers : Revised and Expanded https://books.google.com/books?id=BpoYAAAAIAAJ 1992 Limelight Editions 978-0-87910-146-6
February 15 – Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for work on quantum electrodynamics (born 1918)Jagdish Mehra K. A. Milton Climbing the Mountain: The Scientific Biography of Julian Schwinger https://books.google.com/books?id=9SmZSN8F164C&pg=PA611 2000 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-850658-4 611
February 28 – Harvey Kuenn, baseball player and coach (born 1930)117354
March 1 – Joe Besser, actor and comedian (born 1907)
March 3 – Lois Wilson, actress (born 1894)Lois Wilson, Actress of Stage, Television and Silent-Film Era https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/10/obituaries/lois-8wilson-actress-of-stage-television-and-silent-film-era.html Associated Press New York Times March 10, 1988 2012-08-31
March 5 – Margaret Irving, actress (born 1898)
March 7
Edmund Berkeley, computer scientist (born 1909)
Divine, drag singer and character actor (born 1945)Bernard Jay Not Simply Divine https://books.google.com/books?id=m0jQr2HfvsoC&pg=PA12 10 August 1994 Simon and Schuster 978-0-671-88467-3 12
Robert Livingston, screen actor (born 1904)John A. Willis Screen World https://books.google.com/books?id=J0cZAQAAIAAJ 1989 Crown Publishers 978-0-517-57332-7 238
March 8 – Deane Janis, singer (born 1904)Obituaries https://newspaperarchive.com/independence-examiner-mar-09-1988-p-7/ April 6, 2019 The Independence Examiner March 9, 1988
March 10 – Glenn Cunningham, Olympic athlete (born 1909)Don Holst Marcia S. Popp American Men of Olympic Track and Field: Interviews with Athletes and Coaches https://books.google.com/books?id=PpYa5LvgePQC&pg=PA19 8 December 2004 McFarland 978-0-7864-1930-2 19
March 12 – Karen Steele, actress (born 1931)
March 13
Olive Carey, actress (born 1896)Golden Age star Olive Carey dies at 92 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7328414/ukiah_daily_journal/ Ukiah Daily Journal Associated Press March 16, 1988 California, Ukiah 8
John Holmes, pornographic actor (born 1944)
March 16 – Dorothy Adams, American character actress (born 1900)John A. Willis Screen World https://books.google.com/books?id=osszAQAAIAAJ 1989 Crown Publishers 978-0-517-57332-7 237
March 18
Joan Field, violinist (born 1915) Charles Whited The day the music stopped - for all of us The Miami Herald May 28, 1988
Frank Wayne, game show producer and host (born 1917)
March 20 – Gil Evans, American jazz pianist (born 1912)Feather Leonard Gitler Ira Evans, Gil The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz 1999 Oxford University Press New York 214
March 21 – Edd Roush, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and member of the MLB Hall of Fame (born 1893)Tom Owens Greatest Baseball Players of All Time https://books.google.com/books?id=F6WE9At5BKYC 1990 Publications International 978-0-88176-696-7 482
March 22 – Lester Rawlins, stage and screen director (born 1924)
March 25 – Robert Joffrey, dancer and choreographer (born 1930)Folkart Burt A. Robert Joffrey, Ballet Company Founder, Dies 26 March 1988 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-26-mn-233-story.html Los Angeles Times 2015-08-11
April 1 – Jim Jordan, actor (born 1896)Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan American entertainers
April 3 – Milton Caniff, cartoonist (born 1907)https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/28/obituaries/charles-j-russhon-71-dies-basis-of-comic-strip-figure.html Charles J. Russhon, 71, Dies; Basis of Comic Strip Figure The New York Times 1982-06-28 January 12, 2007
April 9
Brook Benton, singer-songwriter (born 1931)
Dave Prater, rhythm and blues singer (born 1937)Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/13/obituaries/dave-prater-50-dies-soul-singer-of-the-60-s.html Dave Prater, 50, Dies – Soul Singer of the 60's The New York Times April 13, 1988 November 4, 2007
April 11 – Jesse L. Lasky Jr., screenwriter (born 1910)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/13/obituaries/jesse-lasky-jr-79-was-a-screenwriter.html New York Times Jesse Lasky Jr., 79; Was a Screenwriter April 13, 1988 26 July 2018 8
April 17 – Eva Novak, actress (born 1898)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-21-mn-2383-story.html Obituaries : Eva Novak; Sweetheart of Silent-Movie Cowboy Stars Los Angeles Times 21 April 1988 January 1, 2020
April 22 – Irene Rich, actress (born 1891)Irene Rich, Silent-Screen Actress And Radio Personality, Dies at 96 Flint, Peter B. The New York Times April 25, 1988
April 25
Carolyn Franklin, singer (born 1944)https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/07/a-legend-in-her-own-right-carolyn-franklin-arethas-forgotten-sister?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 'A legend in her own right': Carolyn Franklin, Aretha's forgotten sister Fraser Morris The Guardian January 7, 2021
Valerie Solanas, radical feminist, attempted murderer of Andy Warhol (born 1936)
April 26
James McCracken, tenor (born 1926)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/01/obituaries/james-mccracken-lauded-tenor-and-pillar-of-the-met-dies-at-61.html?scp=1&sq=James%20McCracken&st=cse James McCracken: Lauded tenor and pillar at the Met dies at 61 The New York Times Will Crutchfield Will Crutchfield May 1, 1988
Frederick D. Patterson, academic administrator (born 1901)
May 8
Robert A. Heinlein science fiction author (born 1907)Harold Bloom Science Fiction Writers of the Golden Age https://books.google.com/books?id=1JsfAQAAIAAJ 1995 Chelsea House 978-0-7910-2199-6 111
Ruby M. Rouss, WAC and first female president of the Virgin Islands Legislature (born 1921)
May 13 – Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter (born 1929)Jeroen de Valk Chet Baker: His Life and Music https://books.google.com/books?id=kG0ZAQAAIAAJ 2000 Berkeley Hills Books 978-1-893163-13-3 2
May 15 – Andrew Duggan, actor (born 1923)Jay Robert Nash The Motion Picture Guide 1989 Annual: The Films of 1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=lYkqAAAAYAAJ April 1997 CineBooks 978-0-933997-20-2 348
May 16 – Kay Baxter, bodybuilder (born 1945)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-18-me-2779-story.html Woodland Hills Crash Victim Was Pioneering Body Builder May 18, 1988 Michael Connelly Los Angeles Times June 21, 2021
May 18 – Daws Butler, voice actor (born 1916)Folkart, Burt A. "Obituaries: Daws Butler; Voice of Well-Known Cartoon Characters" Los Angeles Times (May 20, 1988)
May 20 – Laurie Dann, murderer (born 1957)
May 21 – Sammy Davis Sr., American dancer (b. 1900)Jay Robert Nash The Motion Picture Guide 1989 Annual: The Films of 1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=lYkqAAAAYAAJ April 1997 CineBooks 978-0-933997-20-2 345
May 27 – Florida Friebus, actor (born 1909)John Willis Theatre World, 1987-1988 https://books.google.com/books?id=h4ea84PzIrIC 1989 Crown Publishers 978-0-517-57213-9 228
May 30 – Ella Raines, screen actress (born 1920)Newsweek https://books.google.com/books?id=H_fjAAAAMAAJ 1988 Newsweek 72
June 8 – Eli Mintz, actor (born 1904)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/09/obituaries/eli-mintz-stage-and-film-actor-and-uncle-david-in-goldbergs.html Eli Mintz, Stage and Film Actor And Uncle David in 'Goldbergs' Dennis Hevesi The New York Times June 9, 1988 March 28, 2009
June 10 – Louis L'Amour, western novelist (born 1908)Robert L. Gale Louis L'Amour https://books.google.com/books?id=F_daAAAAMAAJ 1992 Twayne Publishers 978-0-8057-7649-2 14
June 11 – Nathan Cook, actor (born 1950)Films in Review https://books.google.com/books?id=_B1CAQAAIAAJ 1988 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures 634
June 16 – Kim Milford, actor and singer (born 1951)
June 18
Wilford Leach, theater director (born 1929)
E. Hoffmann Price, writer (born 1898)
June 22
Dennis Day, singer and radio and television personality (born 1916)Colin Larkin The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: AACM to Fargo, Donna https://books.google.com/books?id=22YmAQAAIAAJ 1992 Guinness Pub. 978-1-882267-01-9 158
Stuart Randall, actor (born 1909)Aaker Everett Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary 2017 McFarland 9781476662503 350–351 https://books.google.com/books?id=ltUkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Stuart+Randall%22+actor&pg=RA2-PA1994 en
June 23 – Henry Murray, psychologist (born 1893)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/henry-a-murray-is-dead-at-95-developer-of-personality-theory.html Henry A. Murray is dead at 95; developer of personality theory The New York Times June 24, 1988 July 1, 2016 Fowler, Glenn
June 25 – Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (born 1962)June 30, 1988 Hillel Slovak; Guitarist in Flamboyant Rock Band https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-30-mn-7531-story.html January 15, 2011 Los Angeles Times
July 1 – Alice Nunn, actress (born 1927)
July 3 – Gabriel Dell, actor (born 1919)
July 4 – Adrian Adonis, professional wrestler (born 1954)
July 8 – Ray Barbuti, athlete (born 1905)Salvatore J. LaGumina Frank J. Cavaioli Salvatore Primeggia Joseph A. Varacalli The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia https://books.google.com/books?id=Tm-AAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT118 2 September 2003 Taylor & Francis 978-1-135-58332-3 118
July 12
Al Bedner, American football player (born 1898)Al Bedner
Joshua Logan, stage and film writer (born 1908)Frank Manchel Film Study: An Analytical Bibliography https://books.google.com/books?id=ID4E3Lm8TsgC&pg=PA1264 1990 Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press 978-0-8386-3412-7 1264
July 17 – Bruiser Brody, professional wrestler (born 1946)Johnson Paul How wrestling icon Bruiser Brody was killed in Puerto Rico by fellow wrestler https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/how-wrestling-icon-bruiser-brody-was-killed-in-puerto-rico-by-fellow-wrestler/news-story/437815ab94e8c01e02a587e368c62d4d news.com.au July 29, 2019
July 21 – Jack Clark, television personality and game show host (born 1921)http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF519CC982D753D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 'Wheel of Fortune' Announcer Jack Clark, 62, of Studio City 2010-08-10 1988-07-26 Daily News of Los Angeles
July 22 – Duane Jones, actor (born 1937)
July 25 – Judith Barsi, actress and murder victim (born 1978)John Johnson Barsi Probe: Judge Asked to Reveal Files on Slain Child http://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-17-me-417-story.html Los Angeles Times June 16, 2020 August 17, 1988
July 27 – Frank Zamboni, inventor (born 1901) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-29-mn-8143-story.html Obituaries: Frank Zamboni; the Man Behind That Odd Machine Burt A. Folkart Los Angeles Times July 29, 1988
July 31 – Trinidad Silva, actor (born 1950)https://apnews.com/f52ae537bf317be962f1ea8b1f39de80 Driver in Crash That Killed Actor Trinidad Silva Given 10 Years AP News Service October 5, 1988 December 5, 2018
August 1 – Florence Eldridge, actress (born 1901)Obituaries : Actress Florence Eldridge; Widow of Fredric March
August 5
Ralph Meeker, actor (born 1920)Mervyn Rothstein Ralph Meeker, 67, Star of 'Picnic' And Featured Actor in Films, Dies https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DE1331F935A3575BC0A96E948260 The New York Times August 6, 1988 October 12, 2012
Colin Higgins, filmmaker (born 1941)Lyall Sarah 1988-08-06 Colin Higgins, 47, Director and Writer Of Hollywood Films en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/06/obituaries/colin-higgins-47-director-and-writer-of-hollywood-films.html 2023-11-19 0362-4331
August 8
Alan Ameche, footballer (born 1933)
Alan Napier, actor (born 1903 in the United Kingdom)
August 10 – Adela Rogers St. Johns, journalist and screenwriter (born 1893)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/11/obituaries/adela-r-st-johns-94-journalist-novelist-teacher-and-scripwriter.html Adela R. St. Johns, 94, Journalist, Novelist, Teacher and Scriptwriter Pace Eric August 11, 1988 The New York Times March 11, 2014
August 11 – Anne Ramsey, actress (born 1929)
August 12 – Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist (born 1960)
August 14 – Roy Buchanan, guitarist and blues musician (born 1939)
August 17 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1914)Mcquiston John T. Franklin Roosevelt Jr., 74, Ex-Congressman, Dies https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/18/obituaries/franklin-roosevelt-jr-74-ex-congressman-dies.html 13 August 2016 The New York Times 18 August 1988
August 21 – Ray Eames, architect and designer, partner of Charles Eames (born 1912)https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations-pen-portraits-/charles-eames-19071978-and-ray-eames-19121988/8674319.article Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Eames (1912–1988) January 1, 2015 Slessor Catherine Architectural Review en January 30, 2019
August 24 – Leonard Frey, actor (born 1938)Gussow, Mel Leonard Frey, Actor, Dies at 49; Was in 'Fiddler' and Other Films https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/25/obituaries/leonard-frey-actor-dies-at-49-was-in-fiddler-and-other-films.html The New York Times August 25, 1988 4 February 2015
August 25 – Art Rooney, American football executive and owner (born 1901)
August 27 – Kerry Lloyd, American role-playing game designer (born 1941)Shannon Appelcline Designers & Dragons Mongoose Publishing 2011 978-1-907702-58-7 132
August 28
Hazel Dawn, actress (born 1890)
Max Shulman, novelist, short-story writer and dramatist (born 1919)Darrell Y. Hamamoto Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology https://books.google.com/books?id=3hrgzyDTgcAC&pg=PA159 1989 Greenwood Publishing Group 978-0-275-92861-2 159
September 1
Luis Walter Alvarez, experimental physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for bubble chamber research into particle physics (born 1911)
Hugh Hunt, set designer (born 1902)Hugh Hunt 1902-03-08 - 1988-09-01 sv
September 6 – Harold Rosson, cinematographer (born 1895)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/09/obituaries/harold-g-rosson-93-oz-cinematographer.html Harold G. Rosson, 93, 'Oz' Cinematographer New York City New York Times September 9, 1988
September 7 – Thelma Payne, Olympic diver (born 1896)THELMA PAYNE – SWIMMING
September 11 – John Sylvester White, actor (born 1919)"John Sylvester White, TV actor, 68, dies here", The Honolulu Advertiser (September 13, 1988), p. D-2.
September 21
Glenn Robert Davis, politician (born 1914)D000102
Henry Koster, German-born film director (born 1905)
September 25 – Billy Carter, farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician (born 1937) Robert D. Hershey Jr. Billy Carter Dies of Cancer at 51. Troubled Brother of a President. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/26/obituaries/billy-carter-dies-of-cancer-at-51-troubled-brother-of-a-president.html?sq=%22Billy+Carter%22+died&scp=3&st=nyt The New York Times September 26, 1988 April 29, 2008
September 28 – Ethel Grandin, actress (born 1894)
September 29 – Charles Addams, cartoonist (born 1912)Pace Eric September 30, 1988 Charles Addams Dead at 76; Found Humor in the Macabre https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/30/obituaries/charles-addams-dead-at-76-found-humor-in-the-macabre.html October 11, 2009 The New York Times
September 30 – Joachim Prinz, German-born American rabbi (born 1902)Fowler Glenn 1988-10-01 Joachim Prinz, Leader in Protests For Civil-Rights Causes, Dies at 86 (Published 1988) en-US 33 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/01/obituaries/joachim-prinz-leader-in-protests-for-civil-rights-causes-dies-at-86.html 2020-11-12 0362-4331
October 7 – Billy Daniels, singer (born 1915)The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Colin Larkin Colin Larkin (writer) Virgin Books 1997 Concise 1-85227-745-9 339 Encyclopedia of Popular Music
October 10 – Kurt Marshall, model and actor (born 1965)
October 11
Morgan Farley, actor (born 1898)Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 14682-14683). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Wayland Flowers, puppeteer (born 1939) Associated Press Wayland Flowers Dies; Ventriloquist Was 48 The New York Times October 12, 1988 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD71F3FF931A25753C1A96E948260 December 30, 2006
October 12 – Ken Murray, actor (born 1903)John T. McQuiston Ken Murray, 85, Vaudeville Star Who Later Recorded Hollywood https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/13/obituaries/ken-murray-85-vaudeville-star-who-later-recorded-hollywood.html New York Times October 13, 1988 2015-01-06 John T. McQuiston
October 15 – John Ball, novelist (born 1911)John Ball
October 31 – John Houseman, screen actor-producer (born 1902 in Romania)
November 1
Broda Otto Barnes, medical researcher (born 1906)
George Folsey, cinematographer (born 1898)Eugene Michael Vazzana Silent Film Necrology https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ 2001 McFarland 978-0-7864-1059-0 175
November 9 – John N. Mitchell, lawyer, 67th United States Attorney General (born 1913)James Rosen The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate https://books.google.com/books?id=fHIGQTGemnAC&pg=PA574 20 May 2008 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 978-0-385-52546-6 574
November 12 – Lyman Lemnitzer, Army General (born 1899)Assembly https://books.google.com/books?id=1kIxAQAAIAAJ 1989 2
November 25 – Alphaeus Philemon Cole, portrait artist, engraver and supercentenarian (born 1876)Who was who in America https://books.google.com/books?id=23kYAAAAIAAJ 1989 Marquis-Who's Who 978-0-8379-0217-3 73
November 27
Angela Aames, American actress (born 1956)
John Carradine, actor (born 1906)
November 29 – Donald Keyhoe, American ufologist (born 1897)
December 6
Timothy Patrick Murphy, actor (born 1959)Allan R. Ellenberger Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA93 1 May 2001 McFarland 978-0-7864-5019-0 93
Roy Orbison, singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)
December 7
Christopher Connelly, actor (born 1941)
Dorothy Jordan, actress (born 1906)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/13/obituaries/dorothy-jordan-82-entered-movies-in-29.html Dorothy Jordan, 82; Entered Movies in '29 The New York Times 13 December 1988 NYTimes.com
December 10 – Richard S. Castellano, actor (b. 1933)
December 16 – Sylvester, singer-songwriter (born 1947)
December 14 – Stuart Symington, politician (born 1901)
December 17 – Jerry Hopper, film and television director (born 1907) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-18-mn-868-story.html Jerry Hopper, Film and TV Director, Dies at Age 81 Los Angeles Times December 18, 1988 November 23, 2020 April 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170412200528/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-18/news/mn-868_1_jerry-hopper live
December 20 – Max Robinson, broadcast journalist, and ABC News World News Tonight co-anchor (born 1939)https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/21/obituaries/max-robinson-49-first-black-to-anchor-network-news-dies.html Max Robinson, 49, First Black To Anchor Network News, Dies Jeremy Gerald December 21, 1988 The New York Times February 1, 2018
December 21
Willie Kamm, baseball player (born 1900)
Bob Steele, actor (born 1907)Katchmer George A. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses 2002 McFarland 9780786446933 358–359 https://books.google.com/books?id=qkOeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+Adrian+Bradbury%22&pg=PA358 12 August 2018 en
December 26 – Glenn McCarthy, oil tycoon and businessman (born 1907)Evan Kelly https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmcaw McCarthy, Glenn Herbert Handbook of Texas Online July 9, 2021
December 27
Hal Ashby, film director (born 1929)Who was who in America : with world notables, v. XI (1993–1996) 1996 Marquis Who's Who New Providence, N.J. 0837902258 9 Ashby, Hal registration https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoinameri11marq
Jess Oppenheimer, radio and television producer (born 1913)
December 30 – Isamu Noguchi, artist and landscape architect (born 1904)
Undated
Thomas Greenwood, Illinois labor and Indian affairs activist (b. 1908)
Helen Redfield, geneticist (b. 1900)
See also
1988 North American drought
1988 in American television
List of American films of 1988
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
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