20 February 1988: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, February 20, 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: 36 years, 2 months, and 10 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 266,495,040 breaths and experienced over 1,522,828,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 323,601,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 4,406 days of your life or 12.07 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Seasons Change" by Expose (source: Billboard Hot 100).

♓ February 20 zodiac sign is Pisces ?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 3 ?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 Neptune ♆

🪨 Your birthstone is Amethyst ?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 February is Violet ?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 → Wolf

⭐ Celebrities born on February 20th

1936

Larry Hovis, American actor (Hogan's Heroes - "Sgt. Carter"; Gomer Pyle)

1963

Cui Yongyuan, Chinese television personality and anchor (Tell It Like It Is)

1934

Ziki Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (née Myrtle Arbuthnot), British model and photographer (as Ziki Arnot), and politician (House of Lords, 1990-200)

1945

Andrew Bergman, director/screenwriter (Soapdish, Honeymoon in Vegas)

1943

Kanji "Antonio" Inoki, Japanese pro wrestler (12 x world champion; NJPW/JWA), promoter, and politician (House of Councillors, 1989-95 & 2013-19)

1964

French Stewart, American actor (Harry Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun)

1946

Brenda Blethyn, actress (Secrets & Lies)

1965

Federica Moro, Italian actress and model (Miss Italy 1982)

📜 Historical events on this date

1792

US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance.

1872

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens.

1873

British Naval Officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and claims it for Britain.

1938

UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigns stating Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has appeased Nazi Germany.

1947

Earl Mountbatten of Burma appointed as last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence.

🎄 Holidays on February 20

Presidents' Day

Presidents' Day is a holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February to honor all U.S. presidents, initially created to give people a long weekend for rest and to boost productivity mid-winter.

National Handcuff Day

National Handcuff Day, celebrated every year on February 20th, honors the day in 1912 when George A. Carney patented a more comfortable and adjustable type of handcuff, recognizing the innovation in law enforcement tools.

Clean Out Your Bookcase Day

Clean Out Your Bookcase Day, celebrated every February 20th, is a day dedicated to decluttering, organizing, and rejuvenating your bookshelf, making it a perfect time to decide which books to keep, donate, or swap, and maybe even spruce up its look.

National Love Your Pet Day

National Love Your Pet Day, celebrated on February 20th, is a special day dedicated to showing extra love and appreciation for our pets, recognizing the unique bond humans share with their animal companions.

National Cherry Pie Day

National Cherry Pie Day, celebrated on February 20th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy the delicious taste of cherry pie, often linking it to the famous, though fictional, story of George Washington's honesty about chopping down a cherry tree.

🏆 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.

February 20, 1988 can be written as II-XX-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 20, 1988

→ Day Index: 51st day of 1988
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 37 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,036,562 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,406 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 145 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.07 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 448 🌒
→ Life path number: 3
→ Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
→ Birth flower: Violet
→ Birthstone: Amethyst
→ Spirit Animal: Wolf
→ Power Color: Light Green
→ 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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