Did you know that March 8, 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 March 8
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 73 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13806 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4602 days, which is equivalent to 12.61 years. You spent 34.08% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 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 March 8

Your birthstone is Aquamarine. You are a spirited free spirit with a passion for adventure. It is said that wearing Aquamarine will bring calm and protection to its wearer.
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 March 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician |
| 1968 | Michael Bartels, German race car driver |
| 1970 | Jason Elam, American football player |
| 1972 | Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author |
| 1976 | Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1976 | Hines Ward, Korean-American football player |
| 1976 | Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player |
| 1977 | James Van Der Beek, American actor |
| 1977 | Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer |
| 1982 | Kat Von D, American tattoo artist and model |
Did you know that on March 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837) |
| 1930 | Edward Terry Sanford, American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865) |
| 1930 | William Howard Taft, American politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857) |
| 1932 | Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (b. 1891) |
| 1937 | Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902) |
| 1941 | Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1876) |
| 1942 | José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. 1888) |
| 1944 | Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (b. 1916) |
| 1948 | Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (b. 1889) |
| 1957 | Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". |
| 1985 | A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 80 and injuring 200 others. |
| 1988 | Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. |
| 2004 | A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. |
| 2014 | In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown. |
| 2017 | The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather. |
| 2018 | The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan. |
| 2021 | International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone. |
| 2021 | Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état |
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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