Date:August 9, 1988

August 9, 1988

August 8, 1988 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, August 9, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 267,785,280 breaths and experienced over 1,530,201,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 325,167,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 4 months, and 12 days


📅 You were born on a Tuesday


🌘 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: 4,428 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 9 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 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 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 9th

1964
Hoda Kotb, American television news anchor (Dateline NBC)

1966
Pat Petersen, American actor (Michael-Knots Landing)

1970
Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13)

1944
Sam Elliott, American actor (A Star Is Born, Conagher)

1990
Adelaide Kane, Australian actress (Reign)

1950
Roelof S "Roel" Bakker, Dutch actor and director (Love Potion)

1983
Ashley Johnson, American actress (Chrissy-Growing Pains)

1963
Lonnie Quinn, American actor (Will Cooley in All My Children)


📜 Historical events on this date

378
Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens.

1790
Robert Gray's Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st American ship to circumnavigate the Globe.

1898
Rudolf Diesel of Germany obtains patent #608,845 for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine.

1942
Mahatma Gandhi and 50 others arrested in Bombay after passing of a "quit India" motion and campaign by the All-India Congress.

1945
US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki.

1965
Singapore separates from the Federation of Malaysia and gains its independence.

1974
Richard Nixon resigns as US President and VP Gerald Ford swears the oath of office to take his place as the 38th US President.


🎄 Holidays on August 9

National Book Lovers Day
National Book Lovers Day, celebrated on August 9th, is a day to put away your phone, pick up a book (or listen to an audiobook), and dive into the joy of reading, celebrating how books have shaped history and made knowledge accessible to everyone.

Hold Hands Day
Hold Hands Day, celebrated on August 9th, is a special day that encourages everyone to hold hands with their loved ones, highlighting the importance of touch and showing affection, whether it's between family members or friends, to support and connect with each other.

National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day
National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day is a day to thank and recognize the dedicated workers who support and care for people with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities, celebrated on the third Wednesday of August each year.


🏆 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 9, 1988 can be written as VIII-IX-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 9, 1988
Day Index: 222nd day of 1988
Day of week: Tuesday
Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,127,968 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,428 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: 7
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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