19041988

19041988 is a numeric date representation that corresponds to 19 April 1988 in the day-month-year format (DDMMYYYY). It is used primarily in contexts where dates are encoded without separators, such as archival catalogs, databases, or legacy software that implemented eight-digit date stamps.

In information management and computing, the eight-digit form DDMMYYYY or similar was common before standardized ISO 8601 adoption. The string 19041988 can serve as a unique key for a specific day in event logs or records, though it is not unique globally and depends on the system's conventions. It can be parsed using locale-aware or programmatic date libraries.

As a calendar date, 19 April 1988 sits in the late 1980s, a period marked by late Cold War dynamics, globalization, and technological change. Specific events on that day are context-dependent and may be found in region- or topic-specific historical records, rather than in a single, globally recognized milestone associated with the date itself.

In modern usage, the YYYY-MM-DD format (ISO 8601) is preferred for unambiguous communication, with 1988-04-19 as the canonical representation. The older DDMMYYYY format used by systems employing 19041988 can lead to ambiguity if misinterpreted.

See also: Date format, DDMMYYYY, ISO 8601, YYYYMMDD, archival coding.