Date:December 23, 1988

December 23, 1988 Birthday Answers

December 12, 1988 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Friday, December 23, 1988 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️


⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 3 months, and 28 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 260,104,320 breaths and experienced over 1,486,310,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 315,840,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Friday


🌕 The moon was in Full 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: 4,301 days of your life or 11.78 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison (source: Billboard Hot 100).


♑ December 23 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 7 ?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 23rd

1943
Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (A Patch of Blue, Beguilled)

1927
Charlie Williams MBE, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian

1931
Ronnie Schell, American comedian (Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World)

1967
Carla Bruni, Italian-French model and singer-songwriter

1957
Trisha Goddard, English television presenter and actress

1981
Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress

1963
Keiji Muto, Japanese wrestler (NWA/WWC/NJPW)

1924
Floyd Kalber, American television journalist and anchorman (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973)


📜 Historical events on this date

962
Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist.

1688
King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch flees to France from William of Orange.

1783
US General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress.

1888
Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear with a razor, after argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and sends to a prostitute for safe keeping.

1920
Government of Ireland Act / Home Rule Act passed partitioning Ireland.

1954
The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.


🎄 Holidays on December 23

National Roots Day
National Roots Day, celebrated on December 23, encourages you to explore and appreciate your family's past, uncovering stories and connections that link you to fascinating ancestors and historical events.

National Pfeffernusse Day
National Pfeffernusse Day, celebrated on December 23, is all about baking and enjoying a spicy, German-origin cookie that's a festive favorite during Christmas time.

National Christmas Movie Marathon Day
National Christmas Movie Marathon Day, celebrated on December 23rd, is a cozy holiday where you binge-watch your favorite Christmas movies, from heartwarming classics to thrilling holiday horrors, while snuggled up with treats and hot chocolate.

Festivus
Festivus is a fun, made-up holiday on December 23 for anyone who wants to celebrate something in December without all the traditional or religious stuff, featuring quirky traditions like the "airing of grievances" and "feats of strength."


🏆 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 23, 1988 can be written as XII-XXIII-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 23, 1988

Day Index: 358th day of 1988
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 36 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 18,579,028 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,301 days
Months spent sleeping: 141 months
Years spent sleeping: 11.78 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 437 🌕
Life path number: 7
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: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
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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