On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: Using an advanced new technique for searching for signs of the AIDS virus, researchers have discovered that the virus does not lurk in sperm cells. Instead, it is only in cells of the seminal fluid in which sperm cells are suspended.
LEAD: In the last four years, New York has relinquished its longtime pre-eminence in biomedical research to vigorous competitors in California, Massachusetts and elsewhere.
LEAD: A decade ago, robots and computerized manufacturing equipment were rapidly appearing on the assembly line as industry sought to automate the nation's factories.
LEAD: Martin E. Coughlin lives and works in the new Shelton, a community of expensive single-family homes and condominium developments, suburban shopping centers and modern office buildings. Many of his neighbors and co-workers have little reason to consider, let alone visit, the old Shelton, a community of mixed housing, cracked pavements, uneven roads and old factory buildings.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 12, 1988, covering October 17, 1988.
Bon Jovi
Guns N' Roses
Def Leppard
Soundtrack
Tracy Chapman
1988Sergiy Gladyr, Ukrainian basketball player[†]
Sergiy Gladyr is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He was selected with the 49th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft.
1988Tori Matsuzaka, Japanese actor and model[†]
Tori Matsuzaka is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. Since then, he has appeared in several television shows and films.
1988Marina Salas, Spanish actress[†]
Marina Salas Rodríguez, is a Spanish screen and stage actress. She became known for her roles in the television series Hay alguien ahí (2009–10) and El Barco (2011–13) and the box office hits Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) and I Want You (2012).
1988Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.[†]
Uganda Airlines Flight 775 was a Boeing 707-338C, registration 5X-UBC, that crashed while attempting to land at Rome-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy on 17 October 1988. Out of the 52 occupants onboard, 33 were killed.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]