2 July 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, July 2, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 269,055,360 breaths and experienced over 1,537,459,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 326,710,080 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 6 months, and 13 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌖 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: 4,449 days of your life or 12.19 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 2 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 8 ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 2nd

1974

Moon So-ri, South Korean actress

1967

Debee Ashby, English topless model (There's Girl in My Soup)

1955

Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor

1956

Jerry Hall, American model and actress, married to Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch (Batman, Freejack)

1954

Wendy Schaal, American actress (It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is)

1961

Alba Parietti, Italian TV presenter and actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima)

1970

Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler

1963

Mark Kermode, British film critic

📜 Historical events on this date

626

Incident at Xuanwu Gate: in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng.

1776

Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free and Independent States".

1823

Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

1964

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law.

1990

Panic in tunnel of Mecca: 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death.

🎄 Holidays on July 2

Special Recreation for the Disabled Day

"Special Recreation for the Disabled Day, celebrated on July 2nd, is a day to remember that everyone, including people with disabilities who make up about 15% of the world, deserves to have fun and enjoy activities like sports and arts, helping them feel respected and included."

I Forgot Day

"I Forgot Day" on July 2 is a fun reminder for everyone to make up for things they've forgotten, like birthdays or chores, and to remember to be better at remembering next time!

National Anisette Day

National Anisette Day, celebrated on April 1st, is a day to acknowledge the sweet, licorice-flavored liqueur made from aniseed, which is popular in cocktails and enjoyed in countries like Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France.

🏆 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.

July 2, 1988 can be written as VII-II-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 2, 1988
→ Day Index: 184th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 1st Saturday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 37 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,218,752 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,449 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 146 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.19 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 452 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ 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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