Did you know that July 31, 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 Thursday. 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 July 31
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 219 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 44 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 45 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 46 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 47 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on July 31

If you were born on 31
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 July 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Mary Vaux Walcott, American painter and illustrator (d. 1940) |
| 1867 | S. S. Kresge, American businessman, founded Kmart (d. 1966) |
| 1875 | Jacques Villon, French painter (d. 1963) |
| 1877 | Louisa Bolus, South African botanist and taxonomist (d. 1970) |
| 1880 | Premchand, Indian author and playwright (d. 1936) |
| 1883 | Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer (d. 1959) |
| 1884 | Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Polish-German economist and politician (d. 1945) |
| 1886 | Fred Quimby, American animation producer (d. 1965) |
| 1886 | Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1931) |
| 1887 | Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1969) |
Did you know that on July 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | Billy Pierce, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | Howard W. Jones, American surgeon and academic (b. 1910) |
| 2015 | Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor (b. 1954) |
| 2016 | Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 58th Yokozuna (b. 1955) |
| 2016 | Seymour Papert, South African mathematician (b. 1928) |
| 2017 | Jeanne Moreau, French actress (b. 1928) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on July 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1703 | Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers. |
| 1715 | Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks. |
| 1741 | Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia. |
| 1763 | Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War. |
| 1777 | The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States." |
| 1790 | The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. |
| 1856 | Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city. |
| 1865 | The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia. |
| 1874 | Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University. |
| 1904 | Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation. |
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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