BirthOctober 271988

Viktor Genev

Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer

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When
Thursday, October 27 198838 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1980s
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Viktor Genev

At a glanceAI-assisted

Viktor Genev is a Bulgarian footballer born on October 27, 1988. He played as a defender during his professional career in Bulgarian football.

Who they were

Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer

Early lifeAI-assisted

Genev was born in Bulgaria in 1988. Details about his childhood and early football development remain limited in reliable sources.

Path and careerAI-assisted

Genev played as a defender in the Bulgarian football league system. His career spanned several clubs within Bulgarian professional football during the 2000s and 2010s.

Why this date

Viktor Genev appears on our October 27 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

October 27 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Viktor Genev
  2. 1999Armenian parliament shooting
  3. 1999Nairi Hunanyan
  4. 2004Boston Red Sox
  5. 2011Michael D. Higgins
  6. 2014Operation Herrick
  7. 2017Catalonia
  8. 2018Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
  9. 2018Leicester City F.C.
  10. 2019Islamic State
  11. 2019The Mocking of Christ (Cimabue)

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.
  • 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 Viktor Genev happen?

October 27 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Thursday.

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