1 October 1986: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, October 1, 1986 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

4
months

2
days

16
hours

12
minutes

5
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 284,659,200 breaths and experienced over 1,626,624,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 345,657,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 38 years, 7 months, and 28 days

You were born on a Wednesday

The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

Born into → Millennials Generation

Born in → The Year of the Tiger

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: 4,707 days of your life or 12.89 years.

#1 movie was: Top Gun

#1 song on your birthday: "Stuck With You" by Huey Lewis and the News (source: Billboard Hot 100)

October 1 zodiac sign is Libra ?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 Venus

Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?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 October is Marigold ?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 → Raven

Celebrities born on October 1st

1966

Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian

1954

Richard Schlesinger, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)

1950

Jeane Manson, American singer and actress

1968

Jay Underwood, American actor (The Boy Who Could Fly)

1962

Esai Morales, American actor (Bad Boys; La Bamba; NYPD Blue)

1988

Cariba Heine, Australian actress

1974

Christian Borle, American actor (play Peter and the Starcatcher)

1947

Larry Lamb, British actor (EastEnders; Gavin & Stacey)

Historical events on this date

1688

Prince Willem III of Orange accepts invitation of take up the British crown.

1814

Opening of the Congress of Vienna, which redrew Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.

1867

Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" published.

1908

Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825).

1988

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union.

Holidays on October 1

National Fire Pup Day

National Fire Pup Day, celebrated on October 1, honors the brave dogs that work with firefighters to save lives and have a long tradition of being heroes in fire departments, not just as mascots but also in search-and-rescue missions.

CD Player Day

CD Player Day, celebrated on October 1, is all about remembering how CD players changed the way we listened to music, making it a big deal especially for people who grew up in the 80s and 90s.

National Black Dog Day

National Black Dog Day, celebrated on October 1st, is a day to spread awareness and encourage the adoption of black dogs, who are often overlooked due to superstitions associating them with bad luck.

Sports in 1986

NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Calgary Flames (4 - 1) to win the 1986 Stanley Cup.

NFL

Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots (46 - 10) to win Super Bowl XX on January 26, 1986 in New Orleans, LA.

MLB

New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox (4 - 3) to win the 1986 World Series.

Tennis

In the 1986 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mecir (6-4, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Helena Sukova (6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 1, 1986 can be written as X-I-MCMLXXXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for October 1, 1986
→ Day Index: 274th day of 1986
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1986
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday: 124 days
→ Age on next birthday: 39 years old
→ Days since birth: 14120 days
→ You are: 20,333,747 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,707 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 154 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.89 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 479
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Libra
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1986: 4,963,633,228 Source: un.org

The 1986 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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