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May 22, 1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
May 22, 1988 Giorgio Almirante, Italy, fascist (member of parliament), dies at 73
May 22, 1988 Karoly Grosz succeeds party leader Janos Kadar in Hungary
May 23, 1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
May 23, 1988 Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
May 24, 1988 John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute
May 24, 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
May 24, 1988 Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals
May 24, 1988 Tom Burtt, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies
May 25, 1988 PSV wins Europe Cup
May 26, 1988 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
May 27, 1988 Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79
May 27, 1988 Renato Salvatori, actor (Burn, Luna, 2 Women), dies
May 27, 1988 Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles
May 28, 1988 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG)
May 29, 1988 Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of 1st-class cricket season
May 29, 1988 President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan
May 29, 1988 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
May 30, 1988 Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66
June 1, 1988 Train crash in Zeeland Neth, kills 2