20 December 1998: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, December 20, 1998 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 198,757,440 breaths and experienced over 1,135,756,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 241,348,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 26 years, 11 months, and 28 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 3,286 days of your life or 9 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Saving Private Ryan

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Celine Dion (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.

♐ December 20 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?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 5 ?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 Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?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 December is Narcissus ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 20th

1908

Dennis Morgan, American actor (Kitty Foyle)

1949

Claudia Jennings [Mary Ellen Chestrerton], American actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1969, Playmate of the year 1970)

1963

Karen Moncrieff, American actress (Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives)

1931

Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers, American actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild Wild West)

1922

Charita Bauer, American actress (The Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)

1906

Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series)

1935

Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, Pakistani cricket batsman (4 Tests; 1 x 100; Warwickshire, Otago) and broadcaster (TVNZ)

1939

Kathryn Joosten, American actress (Desperate Housewives)

📜 Historical events on this date

1522

Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle in Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.

1606

Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown, Virginia.

1803

French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA for $27M.

1812

Grimm's Fairy Tales or "Children's and Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is first published.

1917

Cheka formed - Soviet state security force and forerunner to the KGB, under Felix Dzerzhinsky after decree by Lenin.

1960

The National Liberation Front, better known as the Viet Cong, is officially formed in South Vietnam.

🎄 Holidays on December 20

Cathode-Ray Tube Day

Cathode-Ray Tube Day, celebrated on December 20th, is a day to appreciate the old-school technology behind our early TVs and computer monitors that used electron beams to create the images we see.

Go Caroling Day

Go Caroling Day, celebrated on December 20, is when people spread holiday cheer by singing Christmas songs together and visiting homes, keeping alive a fun tradition from before we had all our digital gadgets.

Sacagawea Day

Sacagawea Day, celebrated on December 20th, honors the young Native American woman who played a crucial role as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition, symbolizing women's contributions and bravery.

🏆 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.

December 20, 1998 can be written as XII-XX-MCMXCVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 20, 1998
→ Day Index: 354th day of 1998
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 1998
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 27 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,197,354 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,286 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 108 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 334 🌒
→ Life path number: 5
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ 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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