December 9, 1988 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn interesting facts about Friday, December 9, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 260,628,480 breaths and experienced over 1,489,305,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 316,477,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 4 months, and 24 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌑 The moon was in New 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: 4,309 days of your life or 11.81 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

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

♐ December 9 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 11 ?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 9th

1963

Bárbara Palacios, Venezuelan TV host and Miss Universe (1986)

1981

Diya Mirza, Indian actress

1930

Buck Henry [Henry Zuckerman], American Emmy Award-winning screenwrite, actor, and director

1946

Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor (Dostana) and politician (Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2009-19)

1969

Allison Smith, American actress (Jennie-Cagney & Lacey; Kate & Allie)

2340

Worf, Fictional Klingon character in Star Trek Next Generation

1952

Michael Dorn, American actor (Worf-Star Trek Next Generation)

1975

Joshua Rudoy, American actor (Harry & Hendersons)

📜 Historical events on this date

536

Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire.

1212

Frederick II (later also Holy Roman Emperor) crowned King of Germany in Mainz.

1968

NLS (a system for which hypertext and the computer mouse were developed) is publicly demonstrated for the first time in San Francisco.

1990

Lech Wałęsa wins Poland's 1st direct presidential election in Poland.

1992

Operation Restore Hope - US Marines land in Somalia.

🎄 Holidays on December 9

National Opal Apples Day

National Opal Apples Day, celebrated on December 9th, honors a unique apple that stays fresh and doesn't brown quickly, making your snacks and salads look and taste better for longer.

National Pastry Day

National Pastry Day, celebrated on December 9th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the wide variety of pastries, a type of sweet or savory baked good that has been enjoyed since ancient times and has evolved across different cultures, especially becoming a culinary art in France.

Weary Willie Day

Weary Willie Day, celebrated on December 9th in the U.S., is a special day to appreciate clowns who make us laugh with their sad faces, inspired by a famous clown named Emmett Kelly who cheered people up during tough times.

🏆 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 9, 1988 can be written as XII-IX-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 9, 1988
→ Day Index: 344th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 36 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 18,617,376 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,309 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 141 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 11.81 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 438 🌑
→ Life path number: 11
→ 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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