Date:November 17, 1988

November 17, 1988 Birthday Answers

November 11, 1988 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Thursday, November 17, 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: 35 years, 5 months, and 3 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 260,830,080 breaths and experienced over 1,490,457,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 316,722,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌓 The moon was in First 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: 4,313 days of your life or 11.82 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi (source: Billboard Hot 100).


♏ November 17 zodiac sign is Scorpio ?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 9 ?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 Pluto ♇


🪨 Your birthstone is Topaz and Citrine ?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 November is Chrysanthemum ?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 → Tuesday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Snake


⭐ Celebrities born on November 17th

1994
Raquel Castro, American actress

1967
Sheila Lussier, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur)

1976
Brandon Call, American actor (Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step)

1992
Darian Weiss, American actor

1959
William R. Moses, American actor (Cole-Falcon Crest)

1972
Leonard Roberts, American actor

1951
Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science)

1928
Rance Howard, American actor (Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind)


📜 Historical events on this date

1558
Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister Queen "Bloody" Mary.

1800
Congress holds its 1st session in Washington D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.

1831
Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.

1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.

1869
Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.

1922
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship.

1970
Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.


🎄 Holidays on November 17

National Unfriend Day
National Unfriend Day, celebrated on November 17th, is a humorous holiday created by television host Jimmy Kimmel in 2010, encouraging people to review and reduce their social media friends list to eliminate unnecessary or superficial connections.

National Take a Hike Day
National Take a Hike Day, celebrated annually on November 17th, encourages people to get outdoors and enjoy a walk or hike in nature.

Use Less Stuff Day
Use Less Stuff Day, happening on November 17 this year, is a day to think about cutting down on the extra stuff we buy or keep, aiming for a simpler life especially when shopping season is at its peak.

National Hiking Day
National Hiking Day, celebrated on November 17th, encourages people to explore and appreciate the great outdoors by taking hikes in their local parks, trails, or mountains.

National Baklava Day
National Baklava Day, celebrated on November 17, is a day to explore and enjoy the rich history, diverse traditions, and sweet taste of baklava, a beloved pastry made with layers of filo dough, nuts, and honey, originating from the Mediterranean region.


🏆 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.

November 17, 1988 can be written as XI-XVII-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for November 17, 1988

Day Index: 322nd day of 1988
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 36 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 18,631,149 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,313 days
Months spent sleeping: 142 months
Years spent sleeping: 11.82 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 439 🌓
Life path number: 9
Zodiac sign: Scorpio ♏
Zodiac ruling planet: Pluto
Birth flower: Chrysanthemum
Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine
Spirit Animal: Snake
Power Color: Black
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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