What happened this day in history May 25, 1988

What are the important events that happened on May 25, 1988? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 25, 1988: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 25, 1988 is the 146th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 220 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 12, 1988 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 580,521,600 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 ‘hectatetracontahexagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $112.91. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire 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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Who were born on May 25, 1988?

  • 1988
    Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer

Who died on May 25, 1988?

  • 1988
    Ernst Ruska, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

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