Date:August 26, 1988

August 26, 1988

August 8, 1988 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Friday, August 26, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 267,442,560 breaths and experienced over 1,528,243,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 324,751,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 3 months, and 26 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌔 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: 4,422 days of your life or 12.12 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Monkey" by George Michael (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♍ August 26 zodiac sign is Virgo ?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 6 ?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 Mercury


🪨 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 → Wednesday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Bear


Celebrities born on August 26th

1974
Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer

1940
Don LaFontaine, American voice actor

1919
Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films)

1936
Francine York, American actress (Slattery's People)

1947
Candy Moore, American actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)

1944
Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic)

1941
Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress (You Only Live Twice)

1928
Yvette Vickers [Vedder], American actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman; Attack of the Giant Leeches), and Playboy playmate (July 1959)


📜 Historical events on this date

1346
Battle of Crecy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle.

1924
The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS).

1945
Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII.

1959
British Motor Corporation introduced the Morris Mini-Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis it was only 10 ft long but seated 4 passengers.

1996
US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy.


🎄 Holidays on August 26

National Day of Repentance
National Day of Repentance in Papua New Guinea is a day when people come together to pray and ask for forgiveness for their wrongdoings, observed annually on August 26.

National Cherry Popsicle Day
National Cherry Popsicle Day, celebrated every August 26, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys cherry-flavored popsicles to cool off and celebrate a favorite summer treat.

National Spark the World Day
National Spark the World Day, celebrated on August 26, is a day to honor individuals who inspire and motivate others, created by Simon T. Bailey to encourage everyone to be a source of inspiration.


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


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1988
Day Index: 239th day of 1988
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,103,455 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,422 days
Months spent sleeping: 145 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.12 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 450 🌔
Life path number: 6
Zodiac sign: Virgo ♍
Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Bear
Power Color: Brown
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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