26 September 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Monday, September 26, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 273,994,560 breaths and experienced over 1,565,683,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 332,707,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 37 years, 2 months, and 16 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌕 The moon was in Full 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: 4,530 days of your life or 12.41 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♎ September 26 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 7 ?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 Sapphire ?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 September is Aster/Myosotis ?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 September 26th

1942

Kent McCord, American actor (Officer Jim Reed- "Adam 12")

1937

Joop Admiraal, Dutch actor and director (You Are My Mother)

1944

Anne Robinson, English television host (The Weakest Link)

1962

Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress (Little House on the Prairie)

1950

Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen)

1976

Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant

1968

Jim Caviezel, American actor

1969

Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer

📜 Historical events on this date

1580

Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind.

1687

Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon.

1687

The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

1815

Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy Alliance.

1901

Great Britain annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana).

1918

Beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, more than 1 million American soldiers in the largest and most costly offensive of WWI.

🎄 Holidays on September 26

National Chimichanga Day

National Chimichanga Day, celebrated on September 26th, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying the delicious, deep-fried treat known as a chimichanga, which accidentally became a popular dish in Mexican cuisine back in 1946.

National Key Lime Pie Day

National Key Lime Pie Day, celebrated every September 26th, is a fun holiday that honors the delicious, tangy dessert known as key lime pie, inviting people to learn about its cool history and enjoy eating it in different yummy ways.

National Pancake Day

National Pancake Day, celebrated on September 26th, is a delicious holiday where people around the world enjoy various types of pancakes, showcasing the diverse ways this beloved dish is prepared globally.

🏆 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.

September 26, 1988 can be written as IX-XXVI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for September 26, 1988
→ Day Index: 270th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 4th Monday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 38 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,572,333 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,530 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 149 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.41 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 461 🌕
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Aster/Myosotis
→ Birthstone: Sapphire
→ 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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