Did you know that March 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 Tuesday. 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 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 84 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13795 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4599 days, which is equivalent to 12.6 years. You spent 34.05% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 44 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 45 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 46 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 47 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 18

If you were born on March 18, 1988, your birthstone is aquamarine. This sea-colored stone has been believed to protect sailors and ensure safe voyages since ancient times. During the Middle Ages, many thought wearing aquamarine would keep them safe from poisoning. Roman tradition stated you could carve a frog into the gemstone to reconcile differences between enemies.
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 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1942 | Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988) |
| 1943 | Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1944 | Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic |
| 1944 | Frank McRae, American football player and actor (d. 2021) |
| 1945 | Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1945 | Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer (d. 2020) |
| 1945 | Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host |
| 1945 | Susan Tyrrell, American actress (d. 2012) |
Did you know that on March 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915) |
| 1978 | Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892) |
| 1980 | Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900) |
| 1982 | Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (b. 1901) |
| 1983 | Umberto II of Italy (b. 1904) |
| 1984 | Charley Lau, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933) |
| 1986 | Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1914) |
| 1988 | Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917) |
| 1990 | Robin Harris, American comedian (b. 1953) |
| 1993 | Kenneth E. Boulding, English-American economist and activist (b. 1910) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. |
| 1966 | United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. |
| 1967 | The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. |
| 1968 | Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. |
| 1969 | The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. |
| 1970 | Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. |
| 1971 | Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. |
| 1974 | Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul is torn down in the middle of the night |
| 1980 | A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. |
| 1990 | Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. |
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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