4 May 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Wednesday, May 4, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 277,018,560 breaths and experienced over 1,582,963,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 336,379,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 37 years, 7 months, and 13 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous 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: 4,580 days of your life or 12.55 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Wishing Well" by Terence Trent D'Arby (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 4 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 8 ?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 4th

1983

Trisha Krishnan, Indian actress (Mounam Pesiyadhe)

1976

Heather Kozar, playmate (Jan, 1998)

1961

Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress (Erin in The Waltons)

1951

(Sigmund) "Jackie" Jackson, American pop singer and songwriter (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; "I Want You Back")

1994

Alexander Gould, American actor (Weeds)

1950

Hilly Hicks, American actor (Roll Out, Roots)

1946

John Watson, Irish auto racer (World F1 C'ship 3rd 1982; 5 x F1 GP wins) and broadcaster (Eurosport, F1TV, BBC, BSkyb)

1934

Pete Barbutti, American comedian (Garry Moore Show)

📜 Historical events on this date

1471

Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne. Re-restores political stability to England until his death in 1483.

1814

King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism.

1904

Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.

1979

Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

🎄 Holidays on May 4

Kent State Shootings Remembrance

The Kent State Shootings Remembrance Day marks the tragic event on May 4, 1970, when four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard during a protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University.

National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer is a day when Americans of all different religions come together to pray for their country and its people.

National Candied Orange Peel Day

National Candied Orange Peel Day, celebrated every May 4th, is all about appreciating the sweet and tangy treat made from orange peels coated in sugar, which can be enjoyed on its own or used to jazz up other desserts.

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

🔦 Facts Summary for May 4, 1988
→ Day Index: 125th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 38 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,788,140 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,580 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 150 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.55 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 466 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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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