On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: R. H. Macy & Company says its latest bid for Federated Department Stores has a sharply higher value than Wall Street's estimates on the non-cash part of its offer, according to people close to its takeover battle with the Campeau Corporation.
LEAD: All 12 active judges on a Federal appeals court held a hearing yesterday on whether the Government could prevent defendants from hiring the lawyers of their choice by freezing the defendants' assets, including the money they intended to use for legal fees.
LEAD: In Jewish communities all around New York, where preparations for tomorrow night's Passover seder have reached a fever pitch, everybody is talking about the Great Shmura Matzoh Shortage of '88.
LEAD: The hand-lettered signs in the lobby of Bellevue Hospital Center proclaim March as Social Work Month. But on the 19th floor prison ward, where even the steel bars are painted white, one social worker doesn't feel very welcome.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 30, 1988, covering March 31, 1988.
Soundtrack
George Michael
Michael Jackson
INXS
Tiffany
1988Thomas De Corte, Belgian footballer[†]
Thomas De Corte is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He formerly played for Lierse and AGOVV.
1988Conrad Sewell, Australian singer and songwriter[†]
Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell is an Australian singer and songwriter. He is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single "Firestone" and his number-one single "Start Again".
1988Dorin Dickerson, American football player[†]
Dorin R. Dickerson is an American former professional football player who was a tight end and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans.
1988DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player[†]
DeAndre Desmond Liggins is an American professional basketball player for Dijlah Al-Jamiea of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.
1988Louis van der Westhuizen, Namibian cricketer[†]
Louis van der Westhuizen is a Namibian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He has played first-class cricket for the senior Namibian cricket team since 2006, having previously lined up for the Under-19s. He made his first-class cricket debut on 11 May 2006, for Namibia against Scotland in the 2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
1988William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1908)[†]
Sir William McMahon, also known as Billy McMahon, was an Australian politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and previously held various ministerial positions from 1951 to 1971, the longest continuous service in Australian history.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]