
In context
- When
- Thursday, June 30 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
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- Person
- Jacksfilms
At a glance
Born 1988-06-30.
Known as: YouTuber, songwriter, voice actor, television producer, and Twitch streamer. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Douglass currently resides in Los Angeles , California . [ V 1 ] On April 21, 2018, Douglass married his long-time partner Erin Breslin. [ V 2 ] [ 1 ] They have three American Eskimo dogs which are named after ice cream snacks: Klondike, Sundae, and Chipwich. In 2021, Douglass and Breslin created a joint podcast series, Erin is the Funny One, where they discuss various topics including pop culture, tech, and celebrity news. [ 2 ] In 2019,
John Patrick Douglass, also known as his online pseudonym jacksfilms, is an American YouTuber, videographer, musician, Twitch streamer, and sketch comedian. He is best known for his series Yesterday I Asked You (YIAY) and the now discontinued Your Grammar Sucks (YGS), in which he comments on content sent by fans. Douglass' career on YouTube spans 20 years.
Early life
Educated at: Atholton High School and American University.
Early life John Patrick Douglass [ V 1 ] : 0:23  was born on June 30, 1988 [ V 1 ] : 0:08  to David Douglass and Donna Douglass. [ V 2 ] He grew up in Columbia, Maryland , [ V 1 ] : 0:08  and is primarily of Irish ancestry. [ V 3 ] During high school he started to develop a love for music, learning to play the French horn and the piano . [ V 4 ] He was raised Catholic,
Why this date
Jacksfilms appears on our June 30 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
June 30 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1988Jacksfilms
- 2007Jeep Cherokee
- 2009Yemenia Flight 626
- 2013Yarnell Hill Fire
- 2013June 2013 Egyptian protests
- 2015Indonesian Air Force
- 2015Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- 2019Donald Trump
- 20202020 Hong Kong national security law
- 2021Tiger Fire
- 2023Tajikistan
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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June 30 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Thursday.
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