Here are some interesting birthday facts about 20th of October 1988 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.
Overview
October 20, 1988, was the 3rd Thursday of 1988. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 10, 20, and 1988 reveal that your life path number is 11. Your zodiac sign is Libra ♎ with a ruling planet Venus ♀. Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline, and your birth flower is Marigold. You were born in the 1980s, in the middle of Millennials Generation. The generation you are born into impacts your life.
→ You are 18,669,841 minutes old
→ You have been alive for
You were born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉. On your birthday, the moon was in Waxing Gibbous 🌔 phase, and there were precisely 439 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second was on June 28, 2020.
You’ve taken nearly 261,374,400 breaths and experienced over 1,493,568,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 317,383,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?
📅 You were born on a Thursday
On October 20, 1988, the 3rd Thursday of the year, we marked the 294th day and 10th month of the Georgian calendar. The 1988 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!
Your 36th birthday will be on a Friday, and the birthday after that will be on a Monday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.
😴 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: 4,322 days of your life or 11.84 years.
🎶 Song on your birthday
The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins (Billboard Hot 100 – October 20, 1988).
⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?
You’re in good company on October 20th! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.
🎄 Holidays on October 20
On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:
→ View the full list of holidays on October 20th.
📜 What happened on October 20th?
Below are some of the important historical events that happened on October 20.
🏆 Sports in 1988
🔢 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. Life path number 11 is a master number that represents intuition, idealism and invention. You have the potential to be a source of inspiration and illumination for people.
♎ October 20 zodiac sign is Libra
People who are born on October 20 in 1988 have an astrological sign of Libra ♎. Libra's life pursuit is to be consistent and have a secret desire to live an easy, uncomplicated life. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, and the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, and conformity. The strengths of this sign are that it is cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, and social, while weaknesses can be indecisiveness, avoiding confrontations, and carrying a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.
🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀
The ruling planet of Libra is Venus ♀. Venus is a planet of love, charm, and possessions. People who are born with Venus as the ruling planet have beauty, charm, and sensuality.
🪨 The birthstone for October 20, 1988 is Opal and Tourmaline
?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 birthstone for October 20, 1988 is The opal is an opaque gemstone that has a holographic sheen. When light is flashed onto it, the opal sparkles with the colors of the rainbow. This unique reflection is due to tiny cracks within the stone that cause light to break into various colors when hit. Even the black opal is known for reflecting bright colors of red and green. The opal gets its name from the Latin word opalus, which means "precious stone." The opal is a symbol of love and hope.
The tourmaline is a mysterious gemstone that exhibits a wide variety of colors. In fact, many rubies and emeralds have been misidentified, and are actually tourmaline. Other tourmaline colors include: yellow, blue, green, pink, brown and black. Tourmaline gets its name from the Sanskrit word toramalli, which means "something little out of the earth."
🌷 The birth flower for October is Marigold
?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. It is known for its vibrant orange color and is native to the Mediterranean. The first recorded cultivation of marigolds began with the Aztecs, who believed that the sunny flower possessed magical properties. Spanish conquistadors took these marigolds back with them to Spain where they were grown in monasteries.
⌛ Millennials Generation
1988 is part of Millennials Generation. Millennials (also known as Generation Y or "echo boomers" because millennials are often the children of the baby boomers). Millennials is a generation who grew up with computers, internet and social networks. Having been raised under the mantra "follow your dreams" and being told they were special, they tend to be confident and tolerant of difference.
🐉 The Year of the Dragon
The dragon is a powerful sign. People born under this year are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.
Check this out — October 20, 1988, gets a cool ancient makeover as: X-XX-MCMLXXXVIII. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!
🔦 Facts Summary for October 20, 1988
→ Day Index: 294th 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:
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,322 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 142 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 11.84 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 439 🌔
→ First one billion second: was on June 28, 2020
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ World population 1988: 5,148,556,956 Source: un.org
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
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