BirthJuly 21988

Lee Chung-yong

Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer

In context

When
Saturday, July 2 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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Who they were

Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer

Why this date

Lee Chung-yong appears on our July 2 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

July 2 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Lee Chung-yong
  2. 1994USAir Flight 1016
  3. 1997Thai baht
  4. 1998Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  5. 2000Vicente Fox
  6. 2005Live 8
  7. 2013International Astronomical Union
  8. 2013Aceh
  9. 20132013 Aceh earthquake
  10. 20202020 Hpakant jade mine disaster
  11. 20242024 Hathras crowd crush

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 Lee Chung-yong happen?

July 2 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Saturday.

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