Date:August 31, 1988

August 31, 1988

August 8, 1988 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Wednesday, August 31, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 267,341,760 breaths and experienced over 1,527,667,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 324,629,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 3 months, and 21 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌖 The moon was in Waning 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: 4,420 days of your life or 12.11 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


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


♍ August 31 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 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 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 31st

1900
Roland Culver, English actor (Thunderball, Encore)

1979
Mickie James, American professional wrestler (WWE Women's Champion 2006)

1963
Todd Carty, English actor (Grange Hill, The Bill)

1938
Martin Bell 'the man in the white suit', British journalist (BBC) and politician

1959
Rachel Dennison, American actress (Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5)

1948
Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter (Happy Days, Splash)

1924
Buddy Hackett [Leonard Hacker], American comedian and actor (God's Little Acre; The Music Man; The Love Bug)

1928
James Coburn, American actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)


📜 Historical events on this date

1142
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League - with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah.

1945
The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.

1957
Federation of Malaya gains independence from Great Britain.

1994
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Sinn Fein) declares a ceasefire in Northern Ireland.

1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.


🎄 Holidays on August 31

National Diatomaceous Earth Day
National Diatomaceous Earth Day, celebrated every August 31st, highlights the importance of a natural substance used in everyday items like pool filters and insect control, aiming to educate us on its benefits and diverse uses.

Eat Outside Day
Eat Outside Day, celebrated on August 31, encourages everyone to enjoy their meals in the fresh air, just like our ancestors did, whether you prefer a fancy meal in the open or a simple picnic in nature.

We Love Memoirs Day
"We Love Memoirs Day, celebrated every year on August 31, is all about appreciating the stories and personal experiences people share in their memoirs, giving us a unique look into their lives and the events that shaped them."


🏆 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 31, 1988 can be written as VIII-XXXI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 31, 1988
Day Index: 244th day of 1988
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 5th Wednesday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,096,271 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,420 days
Months spent sleeping: 145 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.11 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 450 🌖
Life path number: 11
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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