What are the important events that happened on September 1, 1988? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 1, 1988: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 1, 1988 is the 245th day of the year 1988 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 121 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 19, 1988 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 9,817,920 minutes 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 ‘dihectatetracontapentagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $11,932.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate 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 September 1, 1988?
- 1988 –Gabriel Ferrari, American footballer
- 1988 –Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1988 –Simona de Silvestro, Swiss racing driver
Who died on September 1, 1988?
- 1988 –Luis Alvarez, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
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