Date:May 16, 1988

May 16, 1988

May 5, 1988 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Monday, May 16, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 264,821,760 breaths and experienced over 1,513,267,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 321,569,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 11 months, and 18 days


📅 You were born on a Monday


🌑 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: 4,379 days of your life or 12 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 16 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus


🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver


Celebrities born on May 16th

1963
Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician

1937
Yvonne Craig, actress (Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin)

1916
Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White in Disney's animated film

1929
Osmo Lindeman, Finnish jazz pianist, film score composer, pedagogue, and electronic music pioneer

1969
David Boreanaz, American actor (Angel, Bones)

1982
Joo Ji Hoon, Korean actor and model

1972
Khary Payton, American actor (The Walking Dead; Bobbleheads:The Movie)

1935
Jimmy LIndley, English jockey (2,000 Guineas 1963, 66; St Leger 1964) and broadcaster (BBC)


📜 Historical events on this date

1920
Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'arc) canonized a saint.

1943
Operation Chastise: No. 617 Squadron RAF begins the famous dambusters Raid, bombing the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley with bouncing bombs.

1944
1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz.

2013
Human stem cells are successfully cloned.


🎄 Holidays on May 16

National Stop Nausea Day
National Stop Nausea Day, observed on the third Tuesday in May, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about nausea and its triggers, encouraging people to learn about and use available treatments to manage this common but uncomfortable condition.

National Love a Tree Day
National Love a Tree Day, celebrated on May 16, is all about showing appreciation for trees, which are crucial for our environment, by planting, caring for, or simply enjoying them, especially since trees weren't always around on Earth!

National Mimosa Day
National Mimosa Day, celebrated on May 16, is a fun day dedicated to enjoying a popular brunch cocktail made from champagne and orange juice, often enjoyed at gatherings and named after an Australian flower.


🏆 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.

May 16, 1988 can be written as V-XVI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 16, 1988
Day Index: 137th day of 1988
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 3rd Monday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 36 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 18,916,839 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,379 days
Months spent sleeping: 144 months
Years spent sleeping: 12 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 445 🌑
Life path number: 11
Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
Birth flower: Lily of the valley
Birthstone: Emerald
Spirit Animal: Beaver
Power Color: 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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