12 May 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Thursday, May 12, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 270,083,520 breaths and experienced over 1,543,334,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 327,958,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 8 months, and 3 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌘 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: 4,466 days of your life or 12.23 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 12 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on May 12th

1963

Vanessa Williams, American actress (Soul Food, Murder One, Melrose Place - "Rhonda Blair";)

1958

Beth Maitland, American actress (Traci-Young & Restless)

1936

Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film

1950

Bruce Boxleitner, American actor (Tron; Scarecrow and Mrs King; Babylon 5), and novelist

1947

Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter

1956

Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian (Kath & Kim)

1977

Rebecca Herbst, American actress (General Hospital)

1966

Stephen Baldwin, American actor (The Usual Suspects)

📜 Historical events on this date

1789

William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice.

1940

Nazi blitzkrieg conquest of France began by crossing Muese River.

1943

Axis forces in North Africa surrender.

2002

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

2008

Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people.

🎄 Holidays on May 12

Public Gardens Day

Public Gardens Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy outdoor gardens and nature, promoting plant and water conservation, while also highlighting the benefits of spending time in green spaces for our health and well-being.

National Provider Appreciation Day

National Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to say thank you to all the amazing people like babysitters and daycare teachers who help take care of kids, making it easier for parents to work and support their families.

National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day

National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day, celebrated on May 12th, is a day to thank and recognize the hard work of mental health professionals who help people navigate and improve their mental and emotional well-being.

🏆 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.

May 12, 1988 can be written as V-XII-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 1988
→ Day Index: 133rd day of 1988
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 37 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,292,211 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,466 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 147 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.23 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 454 🌘
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ 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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