David Perron
David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
In context
- When
- Saturday, May 28 198838 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- David Perron
Who they were
David Perron is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Why this date
David Perron appears on our May 28 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
May 28 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1988David Perron
- 2003Peter Hollingworth
- 2004Iraqi Governing Council
- 2008Nepal
- 2010West Bengal
- 2010Jnaneswari Express train derailment
- 2011Malta
- 2012Arkankergen massacre
- 2013Gezi Park protests
- 2016Harambe
- 2017Formula One
Also in 1988
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
- March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
- September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
- September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
- September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
- September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
- August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
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When did David Perron happen?
May 28 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Saturday.
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