Date:May 18, 1988

May 18, 1988

May 5, 1988 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, May 18, 1988 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 269,498,880 breaths and experienced over 1,539,993,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 327,248,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 7 months, and 5 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 4,456 days of your life or 12.21 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rain Man


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


♉ May 18 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 4 ?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 18th

1903
George E Stone, Polish actor (Viva Villa; Last Mile; 5 Star Final; Front Page)

1947
Candice Azzara, American actress (Fatso)

1951
Denny Dillon, American comedian (SNL, Dream On)

1992
Spencer Breslin, American actor

1979
(Jens) "Jeb" Bergensten, Swedish video game designer (Minecraft)

1931
Robert Morse, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Mad Men)

1943
James Reiher 'Deuce', American professional wrestler

1954
Barry E. Jackson, American film production designer, animator, illustrator, graphic artist, and children's book author


📜 Historical events on this date

1291
Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil and his forces take the last Christian stronghold of Acre.

1291
After 100 years of crusader control, Acre is the last crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil.

1804
Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

1896
Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, results in the deaths of 1,389 people.

1974
India becomes the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb.

2009
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.


🎄 Holidays on May 18

National Aperitif Day
National Aperitif Day is a day when people celebrate by having special drinks before their meals to help increase their appetite.

National Visit Your Relatives Day
National Visit Your Relatives Day, celebrated on May 18th, is all about taking a break from our busy lives to hang out or catch up with family members we haven't seen in a while.

National Notebook Day
National Notebook Day, celebrated on the third Thursday of May, is a day to encourage people to write down their thoughts, ideas, and memories in a notebook to help focus their minds and find inspiration later on.


🏆 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 18, 1988 can be written as V-XVIII-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 18, 1988
Day Index: 139th day of 1988
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1988
Next same calendar year: 2044
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,250,083 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,456 days
Months spent sleeping: 146 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.21 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 453 🌒
Life path number: 4
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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