page_title: 1988
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 1988 / Births / April
caption_attribution_description: Richard Berens finished third in the men's 200 free at the 2010 Santa Clara Grand Prix. Photo copyright by JD Lasica. Contact jdlasica@gmail.com for republication rights.
context_page_description: 1988 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.
  1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States and Europe as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat. The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988.
  The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the West. The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio.
  In the 20th century, the year 1988 has the most Roman numeral digits.
context_section_description: April 2 – Jesse Plemons, American film and television actor
  April 3 – Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
  April 5 – Daniela Luján, Mexican pop singer and actress
  April 6 – Melai Cantiveros, Filipina comedienne, actress and host
  April 7 – Ed Speleers, British actor
  April 8 – Stephanie Cayo, Peruvian actress, singer, songwriter and model
  April 10 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
  April 12 – Jessie James Decker, American country pop singer and songwriter
  April 13 – Allison Williams, American actress
  April 14
  Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player
  Chris Wood, American actor
  April 15
  Eliza Doolittle, English singer and songwriter
  Chris Stuckmann, American film critic and Internet personality
  April 18 – Vanessa Kirby, English actress and model
  April 19 – Haruna Kojima, Japanese singer, actress and idol (AKB48)
  April 21
  Robbie Amell, Canadian-American actor and producer
  Ricky Berens, American Olympic swimmer
  Sophie Rundle, English actress
  Jencarlos Canela, American singer, songwriter and actor
  April 23
  Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete
  Carla Quevedo, Argentine actress
  April 25
  Laura Lepisto, Finnish figure skater
  Sara Paxton, American actress
  April 27
  Lizzo, American singer-songwriter and rapper
  Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
  April 28 – Juan Mata, Spanish footballer
  April 29
  Jonathan Toews, Canadian hockey player
  Elías Hernández, Mexican footballer
  April 30 – Ana de Armas, Cuban actress
caption: Ricky Berens
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