Date:December 31, 1996

December 31, 1996

December 12, 1996 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, December 31, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 201,337,920 breaths and experienced over 1,150,502,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 244,481,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 27 years, 4 months, and 5 days


📅 You were born on a Tuesday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat


😴 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: 3,329 days of your life or 9.12 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♑ December 31 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 31st

1959
Bebe Neuwirth, American stage and screen actress (Chicago; Cheers & Fraser - "Lilith"; Damn Yankees)

1945
Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan actress (Angelica-Dallas)

1980
Matt Cross, American professional wrestler

1971
Brent Barry, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2005, 07 San Antonio Spurs), executive (SA Spurs) and broadcaster (NBA on TNT)

1965
Gong Li, Chinese actress (Farewell My Concubine)

1955
Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series)

1941
Sarah Miles, English actress (Ryan's Daughter; Hope and Glory; The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing)

1964
Lowri Turner, British TV presenter


📜 Historical events on this date

406
80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia.

1744
English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble).

1775
Battle of Quebec in American Revolutionary War; Americans defeated trying to take British stronghold.

1861
22,990mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in India in 1861, a world record.

1958
Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista tells his Cabinet he is fleeing the country.


🎄 Holidays on December 31

Unlucky Day
Unlucky Day, celebrated on December 31st, is a day to shake off all the bad vibes from the year and start fresh, turning any bad luck into good vibes for the new year.

National Champagne Day
National Champagne Day is a fun day on December 31 where people celebrate by enjoying champagne, making it extra special just before we ring in the New Year.

Make Up Your Mind Day
Make Up Your Mind Day on December 31 is when people decide on important promises to themselves for the new year, helping them focus on their goals and how to achieve them.


🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 31, 1996 can be written as XII-XXXI-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 31, 1996
Day Index: 0th day of 1996
Day of week: Tuesday
Week Index: 5th Tuesday of 1996
Next same calendar year: 2024
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 28 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 14,382,306 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 3,329 days
Months spent sleeping: 109 months
Years spent sleeping: 9.12 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 339 🌖
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 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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