4 December 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, December 4, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 272,623,680 breaths and experienced over 1,557,849,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 331,043,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 37 years, and 9 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 4,508 days of your life or 12.35 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Look Away" by Chicago (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 4 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 6 ?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 4th

1954

Tony Todd, American actor and producer (Platoon)

1983

Jimmy Bartel, Australian Rules Football utility and broadcaster (Brownlow Medal 2007; Norm Smith Medal 2011 AFL Premiership 2007, 09, 11, Geelong FC)

1984

Brooke Adams, American model and professional wrestler

1964

Chelsea Noble, American actress (Kate-Growing Pains)

1938

Liesbeth Struppert, Dutch actress (Miep Gies-Anne Frank)

1951

Patricia Wettig, American actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something)

1942

Gemma Jones, English actress (Bridget Jones's Diary)

1970

Kevin Sussman, American actor (Ugly Betty, The Big Bang Theory)

📜 Historical events on this date

1534

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad.

1563

Council of Trent holds its last session, after 18 years. Last ecumenical council for more than 300 years.

1619

38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.

1791

Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, first published.

1829

Britain outlaws "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre).

1918

US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France.

🎄 Holidays on December 4

National Sock Day

National Sock Day, celebrated on December 4, is a fun day to appreciate all your socks, especially the pairs that have stayed together, and remember the ones that disappeared in the laundry.

Wear Brown Shoes Day

Wear Brown Shoes Day, on December 4, is a fun day when everyone shows off how cool and stylish brown shoes can be, breaking the old rule that they're not as fancy as black shoes.

Santa's List Day

Santa's List Day, observed on December 4th, is when Santa checks who's been naughty or nice this year to decide who gets presents or coal on Christmas.

🏆 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 4, 1988 can be written as XII-IV-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 4, 1988
→ Day Index: 339th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 1st Sunday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 38 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,474,095 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,508 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 148 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 458 🌘
→ Life path number: 6
→ 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 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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