Historical Events
- American athletes go 1-2-3 in the 400m at the Seoul Olympics with Steve Lewis taking the gold medal in 43.87 ahead of teammates Butch Reynolds & Danny Everett
- Australian Debbie Flintoff-King wins the 400m hurdles gold at the Seoul Olympics in 53.17, just 0.01 ahead of Tatyana Ledovskaya of the Soviet Union
- Bronx Museum for Arts opens
- Despite totally dominating his sport for 14 years, Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka wins his only Olympic gold medal with a vault of 5.90m at the Seoul Games
- Javed Miandad scores his 19th Test Cricket century (v Aus, Faisalabad)
Sports History
LA Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale's record by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings
Famous Birthdays
- Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
- Esmée Denters, Dutch singer
- Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player (US Open 2014), born in Medjugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Famous Deaths
- Ethel Grandin, American silent screen actress (Deserter), dies at 94
- Marjorie Bonner Lowry, American actress (Reno, Poor Girls), wife of writer Malcolm Lowry, dies at 83
Died in 1988 1988 Highlights
About September 28, 1988
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 35 years, 7 months and 2 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") - Bobby McFerrin
#1 Song: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
