October 20, 1988 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, October 20, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 261,616,320 breaths and experienced over 1,494,950,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 317,676,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 6 months, and 12 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing 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: 4,326 days of your life or 11.85 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♎ October 20 zodiac sign is Libra ?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 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 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.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 20th

1971

Kenneth Choi, American actor (Sons of Anarchy; The Wolf of Wall Street; The Last Man on Earth)

1871

Frederick Burton, American actor (The Big Trail, One Way Passage)

1978

Michael Johns, American Idol (season 7) finalist

1923

Herschel Bernardi, American actor (Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front)

1916

Anton Diffring [Alfred Pollack], German character actor (Assignment Vienna)

1901

Hans-Otto Borgmann, German film score composer under the Third Reich

1948

Sandra Dickinson [née Searles], American-British stage, screen, cartoon, and radio actress (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - "Trillian")

1854

Alphonse Allais, French humorist and author (Pass the Bile)

📜 Historical events on this date

1097

1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade.

1603

Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed.

1803

US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

1864

US President Abraham Lincoln formally establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

1935

Communist forces end their Long March at Yan'an, in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence.

🎄 Holidays on October 20

National Brandied Fruit Day

National Brandied Fruit Day, celebrated on October 20th, is a holiday for enjoying fruits soaked in brandy and sugar, offering a sweet and spirited treat that combines the goodness of fruit with a hint of alcohol.

Miss American Rose Day

Miss American Rose Day, celebrated on October 20, is a day to honor and appreciate American women of all ages for their achievements, community service, and unique talents, encouraging self-love and mutual support among women.

National Youth Confidence Day

National Youth Confidence Day, celebrated on October 20, is dedicated to uplifting and empowering young people by acknowledging their achievements and potential, aiming to boost their self-esteem and support their journey towards becoming confident adults.

🏆 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.

October 20, 1988 can be written as X-XX-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using 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:
→ You are: 18,688,302 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,326 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 142 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 11.85 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 440 🌔
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ 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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