Did you know that October 20, 1968 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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Countdown to Your 58th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 57th birthday on Monday. How was your 57th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on October 20
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 300 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 58 years old. There have been 20884 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6962 days, which is equivalent to 19.07 years. You spent 33.46% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 58 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 59 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 60 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 61 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 62 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 63 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 64 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 65 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 66 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 67 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on October 20

According to ancient lore, opal is a birthstone of people born on 20
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on October 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1677 | Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland (d. 1766) |
| 1679 | Samuel von Cocceji, Prussian jurist and statesman (d. 1755) |
| 1711 | Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, (d. 1795) |
| 1718 | Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat (d. 1779) |
| 1719 | Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist (d. 1772) |
| 1740 | Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet (d. 1805) |
| 1759 | Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (d. 1815) |
| 1780 | Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (d. 1825) |
| 1784 | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1865) |
| 1785 | George Ormerod, English historian and author (d. 1873) |
Did you know that on October 20
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Michael Massee, American actor (b. 1952) |
| 2016 | Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (b. 1939) |
| 2018 | Wim Kok, Dutch prime minister (b. 1938) |
| 2020 | James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (b. 1928) |
| 2022 | Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (b. 1940) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on October 20
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1991 | A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, apartments and condominiums. |
| 2002 | Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine premiered on BBC. |
| 2003 | The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University. |
| 2005 | The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. |
| 2011 | Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war. |
| 2017 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign. |
| 2022 | Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister [49 days]. |
In 1968, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 81,995 baby boys were named Michael in 1968. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1968 was Lisa. There were 49,534 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Michelle, Kimberly, Jennifer and Melissa. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1968 there were 3,551,599,436 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 295,966,620. This shows that there were 295,966,620 babies born every month in 1968. It can also be concluded that there are 9,865,554 babies born every day and 6,852 babies born every minute which is mean that 115 babies born every second in the year 1968. Maybe one of them is you.
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