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| 1988, Oct. 13 |
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| The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to NAGUIB MAHFUZ (b. 1911), the most famous novelist in modern Arabic literature and the author primarily responsible for developing the novel as a literary form in Arabic. He was the first Arab author to win the prize. | 1 |
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| 1991 |
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| Death of Yusuf Idris, one of the great Arab literary figures of the 20th century. Educated as a doctor, he achieved distinction for his novels, short stories, plays, and journalism. | 2 |
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| Nov. 21 |
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| Nomination of BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI, deputy prime minister, to succeed Javier Perez de Cuellar (Jan. 1, 1992) as secretary-general of the U.N. | 3 |
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