July 6th, 1988
The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 oil workers are killed, making it the world s worst offshore oil disaster. event on July 06, 1988. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around July 06, 1988
July 8th, 1988 | Death | Ray Barbuti, American athlete (born in 1905) |
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