Date:December 21, 1988

December 21, 1988

December 12, 1988 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, December 21, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 260,386,560 breaths and experienced over 1,487,923,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 316,183,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 4 months, and 12 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon


😴 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: 4,305 days of your life or 11.8 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♑ December 21 zodiac sign is Capricorn ?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 Saturn


🪨 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 → Saturday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Goose


Celebrities born on December 21st

1957
Lisa Gerritsen [Leisa Orszag], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Phyllis - "Bess")

1987
Valerie Concepcion, Filipino actress

1968
Khrystyne Haje, American actress (Simone-Head of the Class)

1978
Michael Vitar, American actor (D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids)

1997
Madelyn Cline, American actress (Outer Banks)

1952
Dennis Boutsikaris, American actor (Batteries Not Included)

1955
Jane Kaczmarek, American actress

1948
Barry Gordon, American actor (Gary-Archie Bunker's Place)


📜 Historical events on this date

1898
French Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium.

1988
Lockerbie disaster: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed mid air by a terrorist bomb killing all 258 on board over Scotland.

1991
Soviet Union formally dissolves as 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States.


🎄 Holidays on December 21

National Flashlight Day
National Flashlight Day, celebrated on December 21 during the longest night of the year, is all about appreciating the usefulness of a good flashlight to light up the darkness.

National Armagnac Day
National Armagnac Day, celebrated on December 21st, is a day to appreciate a special French brandy from the Armagnac region, known for being one of the first alcohols produced in France, and made from specific grapes like Baco 22A and Ugni blanc.

National Coquito Day
National Coquito Day, celebrated on December 21st, is a day to enjoy coquito, a traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink made with rum, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.


🏆 Sports in 1988

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to win the 1988 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos (42 - 10) to win Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1988 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland Athletics (4 - 1) to win the 1988 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1988 US Open Championships, Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl (6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Gabriela Sabatini (6-3, 3-6, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 21, 1988 can be written as XII-XXI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 21, 1988
Day Index: 356th day of 1988
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 36 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 18,599,634 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,305 days
Months spent sleeping: 141 months
Years spent sleeping: 11.8 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 438 🌔
Life path number: 5
Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
Birth flower: Narcissus
Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
Spirit Animal: Goose
Power Color: Grey
President of United States:
World population 1988: 5,148,556,956 Source: un.org

The 1988 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!

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