What are the important events that happened on December 2, 1988? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 2, 1988: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 2, 1988 is the 337th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 19, 1988 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 597,024,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $1,183.20. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dragon is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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December 2, 1988 Historical Events
- 1988 –Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
Who were born on December 2, 1988?
- 1988 –Alfred Enoch, British actor
- 1988 –Soniya Mehra, Indian actress
Who died on December 2, 1988?
- 1988 –Karl-Heinz Bürger, German SS-Oberführer (b. 1904)
- 1988 –Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (b. 1922)
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