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1983-84 Cuban National Series The 23rd Cuban National Series marked the first time the league was divided into a first and second division. Citricultores, from Matanzas Province, won the first division, while Forestales (from Pinar del RĂ­o Province came out on top in the second.
1983-84 NBA season The 1983-84 NBA Season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
1983-84 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1983 and ending in the spring of 1984. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia The 1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia was a significant famine in the history of Ethiopia. Drought and political instability contributed to the severity of the famine, which is estimated to have killed over one million people.
1984 (film) 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is how the title appears on screen) is a British film based upon the 1948 novel of the same name by George Orwell; the film was made in the year imagined by the author.
1984 American League Championship Series The 1984 American League Championship Series matched the Eastern Division champion Detroit Tigers against the Western Division champion Kansas City Royals. The Tigers prevailed three games to none, to advance to the 1984 World Series against the San Diego Padres.
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots took place in India after the assassination of Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh guards acting in the aftermath of Operation Bluestar.
1984 Atlantic hurricane season The 1984 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1984, and lasted until November 30, 1984. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1984 BDO World Darts Championship The 1984 World Darts Championships, were held from 31st December 1983 to 7th January 1984 in Stoke on Trent. Eric Bristow made up for his 6-5 defeat against Keith Deller in the 1983 final by defeating the number three seed Dave Whitcombe in the final by a crushing 7-1.
1984 Cable Franchise Policy and Communications Act A piece of legislation sponsored by Senator Barry Goldwater passed into law that allowed monopolies on Cable Television in each community in exchange for 3% of all revenues to be granted to the communities themselves leading to the birth of modern day public access community television and what is called PEG or Public, Educational and Government(channel) TV.
1984 Canada Cup The 1984 Canada Cup was a Professional ice hockey world championship played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil.
1984 European Competition for Women's Football The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football was won by Sweden on penalties against England. It was comprised of four qualifying groups, and the winner of each went through to the semi-finals which were played over two legs, home and away.
1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ski jumping and Nordic combined took place in Engelberg, Switzerland and Rovaniemi, Finland. These were extraordinary events because both were not held at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
1984 Golden Raspberry Awards The 5th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 1985 at Vine Street Elementary School, California to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1984. The complete list of nominees follows, with the recipients marked in bold.
1984 Memorial Cup The 1984 Memorial Cup occurred May 12-May 19 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. Participating teams were the host team Kitchener Rangers, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Ottawa 67's, Laval Voisins and Kamloops Jr.
1984 Monaco Grand Prix Results from the 1984 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on June 3, 1984. The race was stopped after less than half distance due to heavy rain, which denied Ayrton Senna the chance to lead a Grand Prix for the first time, in his rookie season in a generally-uncompetitive Toleman car.
1984 National League Championship Series The 1984 National League Championship Series was played between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs from October 2 to October 7. San Diego won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series.
1984 NASL season The 1984 NASL season was the 17th and final season of the North American Soccer League. The start of this season was impacted by the loss of three teams that would reduce the total number of teams down to nine and reduce the divisions from three to two.
1984 NBA Playoffs The 1984 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1983-84 season. This was the first postseason allowing 16 teams to qualify, a format that is still in use as of 2006.
1984 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season saw an aerial attack, as Brigham Young won the national championship. The Cougars were led by LaVell Edwards who was one of the best coaches in college football history.
1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington.
1984 Orange Bowl The 1984 Orange Bowl, played on January 2 between unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers and once-beaten Miami Hurricanes has been listed among the most memorable college football games by various sources, including ABC Sports Online's five "classic Orange Bowl moments".ABC Online Sports, "Classic Orange Bowl Moments: 1984 - Miami 31, Nebraska 30", by Dan O'Sullivan, December 13, 2002..
1984 Pacific hurricane season The 1984 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1984 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1984 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1984. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
1984 PBA season The 1984 PBA season was the tenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season marked the first season without the famed Toyota squad and the final season of the 13-time league champion Crispa Redmanizers.
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles was selected on May 18 1978 on the 80th IOC session at Athens, Greece without voting, because it was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
1984 Tour de France At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour victory after having sat out the 1983 Tour because of injuries.
1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. France qualified automatically as hosts of the competition.
1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which at the time was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Falun/Gothenburg, Sweden.
1984 World Rally Championship season The 1984 World Rally Championship season was won by Stig Blomqvist and his Audi team, their first Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championship "double". They established an early lead, winning six of the first eight events, including sweeping the podium at the first two rallies.
1984 World Sportscar Championship season The 1984 World Sportscar Championship season was the 32nd FIA World Endurance Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C and Group B formulas, running cars in three classes known as C1, C2, and B.
1984-85 Cuban National Series The 24th Cuban National Series saw Pinar del RĂ­o's Vegueros walk away with the title, outdistancing CamagĂĽey by seven games. The Vegueros roster included such luminaries as Luis Giraldo Casanova, Omar Ajete and Omar Linares.
1984-85 NBA season The 1984-85 NBA Season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1984-85 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1984 and ending in the spring of 1985. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1985 (song) "1985" is a song best known for its performance in 2004 by the pop punk band Bowling for Soup. Featured in their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve, as well as the American popular music compilation Now That's What I Call Music!
1985 American League Championship Series The 1985 American League Championship Series was played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to October 16. Major League Baseball decided to extend the Championship Series in both leagues to a best-of-seven format starting with this year, and it proved pivotal in the outcome of the ALCS.
1985 Atlantic hurricane season The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1985, and lasted until November 30, 1985. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1985 Beirut car bombing On 8 March 1985, a car bomb exploded not far from the house of Hezbollah cleric Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, in a failed assassination attempt. The bombing, later discovered to be the work of the CIA-trained Lebanese mercenaries, killed more than 80http://www.
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968 can participate in this tournament.
1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place January 16-27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 1976 Winter Olympics.
1985 Kansas City Royals In the 1985 Major League Baseball season, the Kansas City Royals won the Western Division of the American League for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in ten years. The team improved their record to 91-71 on the strength of their pitching, led by Bret Saberhagen's Cy Young Award-winning performance.
1985 Memorial Cup The 1985 Memorial Cup occurred May 11-May 18 at the Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium in Shawinigan, Quebec and at Centre Civique in Drummondville, Quebec. The tournament was originally only to be played in Shawinigan, but support columns in the seats of the ancient Auditorium made televising the games impossible and the tournament was moved to Drummondville after the second game.
1985 NBA Playoffs The 1985 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984-85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, four games to two, in the NBA Finals.
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 1, 1985, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Lexington, Kentucky.
1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The first edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50m) event, was held in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan after discussions between the so called Charter Nations Australia, United States, Canada and Japan determined that an opportunity to come together for a world class competition would benefit the development of the Pan Pacific region and the Charter Nations themselves. The inaugural event took place at the Yoyogi National Olympic Swimming Pool, from August 15 to 18, 1985.
1985 World Health Organization AIDS surveillance case definition The 1985 World Health Organization AIDS surveillance case definition was developed in October 1985, at a conference of public health officials including representatives of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) in Bangui, Central African Republic. For this reason, it became to be known as the Bangui definition for AIDS.
1985 World Series The 1985 World Series, popularly known as the "Show-Me Series" and the "I-70 showdown Series", pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion Kansas City Royals.
1985 World Snooker Championship final The 1985 World Snooker Championship final is often cited as the most exciting game of snooker ever seen. It was played on the weekend of 27-28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England between Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor, appearing in his second final and Steve Davis, the then defending world champion, who had also won three of the previous four world championships titles.
1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The 1985-1990 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1985 and 1990. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.
1985-86 NBA season The 1985-86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their third championship of the decade, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1985-86 United States network television schedule This was the United States television schedule on all three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1985. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1985-86 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1985 and ending in the spring of 1986. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1986 American League Championship Series The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to advance to the 1986 World Series. The Red Sox came in with a 95-66 record and the AL East division title, while the Angels went 92-70 during the regular season to win the AL West.
1986 Asian Games The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities used in the 1988 Summer Olympics because this was considered a test event.
1986 Atlanta Falcons season The 1986 Atlanta Falcons season began with low expectations. Dan Henning the Atlanta coach was going into his 4th year as the head coach having going 7-9 in 1983 and with terrible 4-12 records in 1984 and 1985.
1986 Atlantic hurricane season The 1986 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1986, and lasted until November 30, 1986. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
1986 Chicago Bears season The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 14-2 record and won the NFC Central for the third consecutive season.
1986 ICC Trophy The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls.
1986 Memorial Cup The 1986 Memorial Cup occurred May 10-May 17 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Hosting rights were originally awarded to the Queen's Park Arena and the New Westminster Bruins, but staging the tournament alongside Expo '86 in Vancouver proved logistically impossible and so the tournament was moved to Portland for the second time in three years.
1986 National League Championship Series The 1986 National League Championship Series pitted the New York Mets against the Houston Astros. 1986 is regarded as one of the greatest years of Major League Baseball, and this series contributes to the year's stature.
1986 NBA Draft The 1986 draft is perhaps most notable for the drug-related death of highly-touted Len Bias less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. Drug problems also hampered the careers of Chris Washburn (3) and Roy Tarpley (7).
1986 NBA Playoffs The 1986 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1985-86 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets, four games to two, in the NBA Finals.
1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas.
1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in a 2-game series followed by single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 29.
1986 New York Mets season The 1986 New York Mets began the season looking to equal or improve upon their 98-64 record from 1985 and to try and win the National League East Division. They would finish the season with a 108-54 record, cruising to the division title.
1986 South American Games The III South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1986 in Santiago, Chile, with some events in Concepción and Viña del Mar. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) and were initially awarded to Guayaquil and Quito in Ecuador, but were moved due to lack of government support.
1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Reno, United States from May 8 to 18. The fourth edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
1986 World Rally Championship season The 1986 World Rally Championship season was the last World Rally Championship season driven with the powerful and popular Group B rally cars. The drivers' championship was won by Juha Kankkunen of Finland, followed by two other Flying Finns, Markku Alén and Timo Salonen.
1986 World Series The 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox which helped to spread the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to mass public awareness.
1986-87 Cuban National Series The 26th Cuban National Series was won by Vegueros. The team, from Pinar del RĂ­o Province, won the western zone during the regular season, and was then able to win the four-team playoff, which had been instituted the previous season.
1986-87 NBA season The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
1986-87 United States network television schedule This was the United States television schedule on all three commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1986. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1986-87 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1986 and ending in the spring of 1987. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1987 American League Championship Series The 1987 American League Championship Series pitted the Minnesota Twins, the AL West champions, against the Detroit Tigers, the AL East champions. Minnesota won the Series 4 games to 1, en route to winning the 1987 World Series 4 games to 3 over the St.
1987 Atlantic hurricane season The 1987 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1987, and lasted until November 30, 1987. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1987 British Grand Prix Results from the 1987 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 12, 1987. The race is remembered by British fans for Mansell's determination, coming from 20 seconds behind Piquet on lap 45 and overtaking him 15 laps later.
1987 Canada Cup The 1987 Canada Cup was a Professional ice hockey world championships series in 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11, 1987 and Hamilton, Ontario on September 13, and September 15 1987 and were won by Team Canada.
1987 Fijian coups d'Ă©tat The Fiji coups of 1987 resulted in the overthrow of the elected government of Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra, the deposition of Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji, and in the declaration of a republic. The first coup, in which Bavadra was deposed, took place on May 14, 1987; a second coup on September 28 ended the Fijian Monarchy, and was shortly followed by the proclamation of a republic on October 7.
1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place February 11-21, 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique in 1985, FIS decided to introduce separate races in the classical and the free style in 1987.
1987 Golden Raspberry Awards The 8th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on April 10, 1988 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1987. Leonard Part 6 was the biggest "winner" with three awards out of five nominations.
1987 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1987 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
1987 Chicago Bears season The 1987 Chicago Bears season was their 68th regular season and 18th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 11-4 record in the strike-shortened season, winning their fourth consecutive NFC Central title.
1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States in March 1987. The championship had previously been known as the World Indoor Games, which were held once before changing the name.
1987 Memorial Cup The 1987 Memorial Cup occurred May 9-May 15 at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario. Participating teams were the Ontario Hockey League champion and host Oshawa Generals, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Longueuil Chevaliers and Medicine Hat Tigers.
1987 NBA Playoffs The 1987 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1986-1987 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics four games to two in the Finals.
1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1987 Rugby World Cup The first Rugby World Cup was hosted by both New Zealand and Australia in 1987, and was won by New Zealand. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members – New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France – with South Africa unable to compete because of the international sports boycott due to apartheid.
1987-88 Cuban National Series Vegueros, from Pinar del RĂ­o Province, repeated as champions in the playoffs of the 27th Cuban National Series. La Habana and Santiago de Cuba possessed stellar regular seasons in which they won 80% of their games.
1987-88 NBA season The 1987-88 NBA Season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight Championship, beating the Detroit Pistons in 7 hard fought games in the NBA Finals, becoming the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in 1968-69.
1987-88 United States network television schedule This was the television schedule on all four United States commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1987. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
1987-88 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning) This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all three commercial television networks on Saturday mornings for the season beginning in the fall of 1987 and ending in the spring of 1988. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
1988 American League Championship Series The 1988 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that pitted the Eastern Division Champion Boston Red Sox against the Western Division Champion Oakland Athletics. The Athletics swept the Series 4 games to 0 and would go on to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series.
1988 Atlantic hurricane season The 1988 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1988, and lasted until November 30, 1988. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1988 Australian Open - Women's Singles Below are the results, starting from the fourth round, of the Women's Singles Competition at the 1988 Australian Open, which started on Monday January 11, 1988 on Flinders Park. For a look at the Men's Singles Competition check 1988 Australian Open - Men's Singles.
1988 Belgian Grand Prix Results from the 1988 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, 1988. Note that the disqualification of the Benettons was not made official until long after the season had finished, so many published records list them as having finished 3rd and 4th.

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