In context
- When
- Wednesday, November 7 199036 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- David de Gea
Who they were
David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Serie A club Fiorentina. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.
Why this date
David de Gea appears on our November 7 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
November 7 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1990David de Gea
- 1996NASA
- 2000Drug Enforcement Administration
- 20002000 United States presidential election
- 2000Hillary Clinton
- 2004Iraq War
- 2007Jokela school shooting
- 20122012 Guatemala earthquake
- 2017Shamshad TV
- 2020Joe Biden
- 2023António Costa
Also in 1990
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacreBatticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
- September 11Faucett PerúA Faucett Boeing 727 disappears in the Atlantic Ocean while being flown from Malta to Peru.
- September 12Allied Control CouncilThe two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for G…
- September 12Red Cross Society of ChinaThe Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal sus…
- September 16DostykThe railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eu…
- September 18LiechtensteinLiechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
- September 5Sri Lankan civil warSri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
- November 17Mount UnzenFugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
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When did David de Gea happen?
November 7 1990 — 36 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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