Date:August 11, 1988

August 11, 1988

August 8, 1988 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, August 11, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 267,744,960 breaths and experienced over 1,529,971,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 325,118,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 4 months, and 10 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 4,427 days of your life or 12.13 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 11 zodiac sign is Leo ?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 Sun


🪨 Your birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx ?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 August is Gladiolus ?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 → Sunday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon


Celebrities born on August 11th

1965
Embeth Davidtz, American actress (Bicentennial Man, Schindler's List)

1981
Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress

1973
Nigel Harman, British actor (Eastenders)

1952
Ann Michelle, England, actress (Virigin Witch, Mistress Pamela)

1958
Cordelia Gonzalez, actress (La Gran Fiesta)

1940
Kip King, actor (Charlie & Company)

1982
Alan Halsall, British actor

1944
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish stage director, and stage and screen actor (Star Wars -"Palpatine")


📜 Historical events on this date

1945
Allies refuse Japan's offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status.

1954
Formal peace treaty ends over 7 yrs of fighting in Indochina between the French and the Communist Viet Minh.

1988
Al-Qaeda formed at a meeting between Osama bin Laden, Zawahiri and Dr Fadl in Peshawar, Pakistan.

2003
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.


🎄 Holidays on August 11

National Align Your Teeth Day
National Align Your Teeth Day, celebrated on August 11, is a day when dentists and orthodontists highlight the importance of having straight teeth for both health and confidence, thanks to modern dental technology.

Hip Hop Day
Hip Hop Day, celebrated on August 11th, marks the birth of hip-hop music and culture during a 1973 New York City party thrown by DJ Kool Herc, transforming it into a global musical phenomenon.

National Fufu Day
National Fufu Day, celebrated on August 11, is a special day to enjoy and appreciate fufu, a popular West African dish, especially during the region's rainy season which aligns with the traditional yam festival.


🏆 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.

August 11, 1988 can be written as VIII-XI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 11, 1988
Day Index: 224th day of 1988
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,125,059 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,427 days
Months spent sleeping: 145 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.13 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 450 🌘
Life path number: 9
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
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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