Did you know that January 18, 1988 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 38th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 37th birthday on Saturday. How was your 37th 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 January 18
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 220 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13660 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4554 days, which is equivalent to 12.48 years. You spent 33.73% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Sunday | 38 Years Old |
2027 | Monday | 39 Years Old |
2028 | Tuesday | 40 Years Old |
2029 | Thursday | 41 Years Old |
2030 | Friday | 42 Years Old |
2031 | Saturday | 43 Years Old |
2032 | Sunday | 44 Years Old |
2033 | Tuesday | 45 Years Old |
2034 | Wednesday | 46 Years Old |
2035 | Thursday | 47 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 18
People born on January 18, 1988's birthstone is garnet. It represents confidence, energy, and willpower. Those born on January love the thrill of a challenge and can get into fights. Garnet keeps you safe, and warns you of danger.
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 January 18
Year | Name |
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1933 | Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
1933 | Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004) |
1933 | Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (d. 2017) |
1933 | John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter |
1933 | Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013) |
1933 | William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (d. 2017) |
1934 | Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (d. 2022) |
1935 | Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (d. 2018) |
1935 | Eddie Jones, British illustrator (d. 1999) |
1935 | Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2007) |
Did you know that on January 18
Year | Name |
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2014 | Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (b. 1919) |
2014 | Michael Botmang, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1938) |
2014 | Sarah Marshall, English actress (b. 1933) |
2015 | Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer and prosecutor (b. 1963) |
2015 | Christine Valmy, Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926) |
2015 | Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924) |
2015 | Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933) |
2016 | Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1948) |
2016 | Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924) |
2016 | Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (b. 1924) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 18
Year | Event |
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1941 | World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa. |
1943 | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. |
1945 | World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army. |
1958 | Willie O'Ree, the first Black Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins. |
1960 | Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years. |
1967 | Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment. |
1969 | United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members. |
1972 | Members of the Mukti Bahini lay down their arms to the government of the newly independent Bangladesh, a month after winning the war against the occupying Pakistan Army. |
1974 | A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War. |
1976 | Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut. |
In 1988, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 64,150 baby boys were named Michael in 1988. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. While the popular baby girl name in 1988 was Jessica. There were 51,546 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Amanda, Sarah and Jennifer. 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 1988 there were 5,145,425,994 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 428,785,500. This shows that there were 428,785,500 babies born every month in 1988. It can also be concluded that there are 14,292,850 babies born every day and 9,926 babies born every minute which is mean that 166 babies born every second in the year 1988. Maybe one of them is you.
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