Date:May 9, 1988

May 9, 1988

May 5, 1988 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Monday, May 9, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 268,087,680 breaths and experienced over 1,531,929,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 325,535,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 4 months, and 27 days


📅 You were born on a Monday


🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter 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: 4,433 days of your life or 12.14 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


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


♉ May 9 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 4 ?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 9th

1973
Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress

1947
Anthony Higgins, British actor (A Walk with Love and Death, Something for Everyone)

1946
Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)

1989
C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things)

1975
Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor (The Three Stooges; Silicon Valley), and cartoon Voice (Mickey Mouse, 2013-present)

1957
Tessa Peake-Jones, British television and film actress (Only Fools and Horses - "Raquel")

1939
Pierre Desproges, French humorist

1934
Alan Bennett, English playwright and actor (The Madness of King George, The History Boys)


📜 Historical events on this date

1386
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force).

1865
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

1901
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May.

1941
British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen.

1945
World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.

1960
US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

2018
Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition.


🎄 Holidays on May 9

National Butterscotch Brownie Day
National Butterscotch Brownie Day, celebrated on May 9, is a day to enjoy and share the delicious, chewy, and chunky treats made from sugary butterscotch and baked into brownies.

Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day
"Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day, celebrated on May 9, is a quirky holiday inviting you to bravely ignore the 'do not remove' labels on mattresses and pillows for fun, even though it's actually legal for owners to remove these tags, not just for the manufacturers."

National Moscato Day
National Moscato Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate Moscato, a sweet, fruity wine from Italy, by learning about its history and tasting its unique peachy and citrus flavors.


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


🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 1988
Day Index: 130th day of 1988
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 2nd Monday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,149,832 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,433 days
Months spent sleeping: 145 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.14 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 451 🌗
Life path number: 4
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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