26 September 1988: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Monday, September 26, 1988 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

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months

18
days

2
hours

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minutes

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seconds

You’ve taken nearly 269,619,840 breaths and experienced over 1,540,684,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 327,395,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 36 years, 7 months, and 13 days

You were born on a Monday

The moon was in Full 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: 4,458 days of your life or 12.21 years.

#1 movie was: Rain Man

#1 song on your birthday: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (source: Billboard Hot 100)

September 26 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 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 Sapphire ?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 September is Aster/Myosotis ?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 September 26th

1950

Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen)

1986

Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress

1975

Jake Paltrow, American film director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow

1965

Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress

1952

James Keane, American actor (Willis Bell-Paper Chase)

1976

Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant

1937

Joop Admiraal, Dutch actor and director (You Are My Mother)

1969

Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer

Historical events on this date

1580

Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind.

1687

Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon.

1687

The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

1815

Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy Alliance.

1901

Great Britain annexes the Ashanti Kingdom and places it under the governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana).

1918

Beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, more than 1 million American soldiers in the largest and most costly offensive of WWI.

Holidays on September 26

Love Note Day

Love Note Day, celebrated on September 26th, is a day to write and send heartfelt letters or messages to someone you care about, telling them how much they mean to you.

National Family Day

National Family Day, celebrated on September 26, is a day to appreciate and spend time with our loved ones, reminding us that no matter what, family (in all its forms) is there to offer love and support.

Alpaca Day

Alpaca Day, celebrated every September 26th in the U.S., raises awareness about these cute, useful animals and encourages actions to protect them and their environment from human impact.

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.

September 26, 1988 can be written as IX-XXVI-MCMLXXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for September 26, 1988
→ Day Index: 270th day of 1988
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 4th Monday of 1988
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday: 139 days
→ Age on next birthday: 37 years old
→ Days since birth: 13374 days
→ You are: 19,258,909 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,458 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: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Libra
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Aster/Myosotis
→ Birthstone: Sapphire
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ 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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