In context
- When
- Wednesday, May 18 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
- Taeyang
Who they were
Taeyang, South Korean singer
Why this date
Taeyang appears on our May 18 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
May 18 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1988Taeyang
- 20062006 Nepalese revolution
- 2006Federal Parliament of Nepal
- 2009Sri Lanka Army
- 2009Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- 2013Murder of Mark Carson
- 20152015 Colombian landslide
- 20182018 Santa Fe High School shooting
- 2018Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972
- 20192020 United States presidential election
- 20262026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting
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 Taeyang happen?
May 18 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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