Did you know that August 13, 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 Wednesday. 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 August 13
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 230 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13649 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4550 days, which is equivalent to 12.47 years. You spent 33.7% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 44 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 45 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 46 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 47 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 13

People born on 13
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 August 13
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 985 | Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (d. 1021) |
| 1311 | Alfonso XI, king of Castile and León (d. 1350) |
| 1567 | Samuel de Champlain, French explorer (d. 1635) |
| 1584 | Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (d. 1640) |
| 1592 | William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (d. 1642) |
| 1625 | Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) |
| 1662 | Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1748) |
| 1666 | William Wotton, English linguist and scholar (d. 1727) |
| 1700 | Heinrich von Brühl, Polish-German politician (d. 1763) |
| 1717 | Louis François, Prince of Conti (d. 1776) |
Did you know that on August 13
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 587 | Radegund, Frankish princess and saint (b. 520) |
| 604 | Wen, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (b. 541) |
| 612 | Fabia Eudokia, Byzantine empress (b. 580) |
| 662 | Maximus the Confessor, Byzantine theologian |
| 696 | Takechi, Japanese prince |
| 900 | Zwentibold, king of Lotharingia (b. 870) |
| 908 | Al-Muktafi, Abbasid caliph |
| 981 | Gyeongjong, king of Goryeo (Korea) (b. 955) |
| 1134 | Irene of Hungary, Byzantine empress (b. 1088) |
| 1297 | Nawrūz, Mongol emir |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 13
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1898 | Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. |
| 1898 | Spanish-American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands. |
| 1900 | The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth, England, five days, 11 hours and 45 minutes after sailing from New York, breaking by three hours, six minutes its previous mark in its maiden voyage in July. |
| 1905 | Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden. |
| 1906 | The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.) |
| 1913 | First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley. |
| 1918 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany. |
| 1918 | Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist. |
| 1920 | Polish-Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated. |
| 1937 | Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins. |
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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