9 April 1998: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Thursday, April 9, 1998 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 203,898,240 breaths and experienced over 1,165,132,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 247,590,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 27 years, 8 months, and 8 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,371 days of your life or 9.24 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Saving Private Ryan

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Paul Oakenfold followed by Carl Cox and Judge Jules according to DJ Mag.

♈ April 9 zodiac sign is Aries ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Mars ♂

🪨 Your birthstone is Diamond ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Hawk

⭐ Celebrities born on April 9th

1937

Marty Krofft, Canadian puppeteer and television producer - with his brother Sid (H.R. Pufnstuf; Land of the Lost; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters; Donny & Marie)

1939

Michael Learned, American actress (Olivia in The Waltons, Nurse)

1982

Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor (Man Seeking Woman)

1965

Jeff Zucker, American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal)

1979

Keith Nobbs, American actor (Phone Booth)

1950

Nathan Cook, American actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel)

1933

Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars)

1942

(Andre) Brandon De Wilde, American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding; Shane; Jamie; Hud)

📜 Historical events on this date

1483

Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower").

1731

British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain.

1768

John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.

1865

Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant (US Civil War).

1869

Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.

1992

John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history.

2003

Baghdad falls to U.S. forces ending the invasion of Iraqi but resulting in widespread looting.

🎄 Holidays on April 9

National Gin and Tonic Day

National Gin and Tonic Day, celebrated every April 9th, is a day to appreciate the iconic drink combination of gin and tonic water, much like how we enjoy other perfect pairings like peanut butter and jelly.

Orthodox Palm Sunday

Orthodox Palm Sunday is a special day that celebrates when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and people welcomed him by laying palm branches on the ground, marking the start of the week leading up to Easter.

National Cherish an Antique Day

National Cherish an Antique Day, celebrated on April 9th, is a day to appreciate and learn from old objects in our homes that have historical and cultural importance, reminding us of their stories and value in today's world.

🏆 Sports in 1998

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Washington Capitals (4 - 0) to win the 1998 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers (31 - 24) to win Super Bowl XXXII on January 25, 1998 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres (4 - 0) to win the 1998 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1998 US Open Championships, Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis (6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Lindsay Davenport beat Martina Hingis (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 9, 1998 can be written as IV-IX-MCMXCVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 9, 1998
→ Day Index: 99th day of 1998
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 1998
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 28 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,564,717 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,371 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 111 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.24 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 343 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1998: 5,988,846,103 Source: un.org

The 1998 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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