Born on 12 September 1988

At A Glance

12 September 1988 at a glance

Day of the week

12 September 1988 was a Monday.

Irish Chart Song in 1988

The Irish chart song for 1988 was “Groovy Kind of Love” by Phil Collins.

Top Film of 1988

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1988 was Rain Man.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 September 1988 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 September

• 1988 Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
• 1990 The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification.
• 1990 The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait.
• 1991 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
• 1992 NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, which marks the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spacecraft, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.

Famous people born on 12 September

• Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
• Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
• Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
• Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)

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