15 August 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Monday, August 15, 1988 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

3
months

12
days

7
hours

31
minutes

43
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 270,345,600 breaths and experienced over 1,544,832,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 328,276,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 36 years, 8 months, and 19 days

You were born on a Monday

The moon was in Waxing 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: 4,470 days of your life or 12.25 years.

#1 movie was: Rain Man

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

August 15 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 4 ?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 15th

1947

Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman

1946

Tony Robinson, English actor, comedian and author

1919

Benedict Kiely, Irish author and broadcaster

1918

Florian ZaBach, American violinist ("The Hot Canary") and TV personality

1885

Mary Nash, American actress (The Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)

1951

Ann Biderman, American film and television writer (Ray Donovan)

1970

Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor (Black-ish)

1985

Emily Kinney, American actress (The Walking Dead) and singer

Historical events on this date

1461

Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmet II - last Byzantine Empire remnant to fall. Emperor David exiled and later murdered.

1620

Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.

1900

The Boxer Rebellion: In China, the Empress, her family and court retainers flee while foreign troops move through Peking in an attempt to quell the rebellion.

1947

India gains independence from Great Britain, remains a dominion until 1950.

1998

Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles, kills 29 people and injures about 220.

Holidays on August 15

Check the Chip Day

"Check the Chip Day" is a day to remind pet owners to make sure their pets' microchips are updated, helping lost pets find their way home.

National Leathercraft Day

National Leathercraft Day, celebrated on August 15th, is a special day to appreciate and celebrate the skill and creativity involved in making things out of leather, from wallets to belts, recognizing this ancient craft's history and the artists who keep it alive today.

National Back To School Prep Day

National Back to School Prep Day, celebrated on August 15, is all about getting excited and ready for the new school year by making sure you have all your supplies and study area set up.

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 15, 1988 can be written as VIII-XV-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for August 15, 1988
→ Day Index: 228th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday: 103 days
→ Age on next birthday: 37 years old
→ Days since birth: 13410 days
→ You are: 19,311,028 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,470 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 147 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.25 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 455
→ Life path number: 4
→ 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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