BirthSeptember 41988

JJ Hickson

JJ Hickson, American basketball player

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When
Sunday, September 4 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
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Person
JJ Hickson

At a glance

Born 1988-09-04.

Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

James Edward "JJ" Hickson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina State University before being drafted 19th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, and Portland Trail Blazers, as well as in Israel for Bnei HaSharon during the 2011 NBA lockout.

Early life

Educated at: North Carolina State University and Joseph Wheeler High School.

Why this date

JJ Hickson appears on our September 4 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

September 4 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988JJ Hickson
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  6. 2002Oakland Athletics
  7. 2007Al-Qaeda
  8. 20102010 Canterbury earthquake
  9. 2020Pope Benedict XVI
  10. 20222022 Saskatchewan stabbings
  11. 20242024 Apalachee High School shooting

Also in 1988

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  • September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
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  • 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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September 4 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Sunday.

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