Funny Birthday Facts About March 17, 1988
Did you know that March 17, 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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What day were you born on March 17, 1988?
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Countdown to Your 38th Birthday
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What day was March 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 37th birthday on Monday. 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.
FYI: You are more than 13,000 days old
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
13,601 Days
1,784 Weeks
446 Months
37 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 278 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13601 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4534 days, which is equivalent to 12.42 years. You spent 33.57% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 44 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 45 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 46 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 47 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for March 17, 1988?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 17
Aquamarine is your birthstone who born on March 17, 1988. You are a family-oriented individual who has a strong personality and loves to be adventurous. Your strong personality is said to bring calmness and protection to those around you.
Famous People Born on March 17
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 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (d. 2018) |
| 1938 | Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993) |
| 1938 | Zola Taylor, American singer (d. 2007) |
| 1939 | Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1939 | Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1939 | Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006) |
| 1939 | Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe |
| 1940 | Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas (d. 2017) |
| 1941 | Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic |
| 1941 | Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) |
Famous People Died on March 17
Did you know that on March 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918) |
| 2013 | Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927) |
| 2013 | William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974) |
| 2014 | Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910) |
| 2015 | Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931) |
| 2016 | Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945) |
Historical Events on March 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. |
| 1963 | Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people. |
| 1966 | Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. |
| 1968 | As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead. |
| 1969 | Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. |
| 1973 | The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War. |
| 1979 | The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. |
| 1985 | Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. |
| 1988 | A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. |
| 1988 | Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. |
Popular Baby Name on March 17, 1988
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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