Kiira Korpi

BirthSeptember 261988

Kiira Korpi

Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater

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When
Monday, September 26 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
Kiira Korpi

Who they were

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European medalist, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a five-time Finnish national champion. She retired from competitive skating in August 2015.

Why this date

Kiira Korpi appears on our September 26 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

September 26 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Kiira Korpi
  2. 2002MV Le Joola
  3. 2008Yves Rossy
  4. 2009Typhoon Ketsana
  5. 20102010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
  6. 2010Death of Linda Norgrove
  7. 2014Iguala mass kidnapping
  8. 2014Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School
  9. 2016Ecnomiohyla rabborum
  10. 2022Izhevsk school shooting
  11. 2024Hurricane Helene

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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September 26 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Monday.

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