Did you know that December 23, 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 December 23
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 361 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13518 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4506 days, which is equivalent to 12.35 years. You spent 33.38% 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 December 23

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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 December 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Paul Shirley, American basketball player and blogger |
| 1977 | Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer |
| 1978 | Aleš Kotalík, Czech ice hockey player |
| 1978 | Estella Warren, Canadian swimmer, model, and actress |
| 1978 | Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1978 | Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1979 | Abraham Chebii, Kenyan runner |
| 1979 | Holly Madison, American model, television personality, and actress |
| 1979 | Johan Franzén, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer |
Did you know that on December 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (b. 1914) |
| 2009 | Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (b. 1910) |
| 2009 | Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1939) |
| 2010 | Fred Hargesheimer, American soldier and pilot (b. 1916) |
| 2010 | K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1918) |
| 2011 | Aydın Menderes, Turkish economist and politician (b. 1946) |
| 2012 | Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1979) |
| 2012 | Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | Chryssa, Greek-American sculptor (b. 1933) |
| 2013 | G. S. Shivarudrappa, Indian poet and educator (b. 1926) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. |
| 1972 | The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. |
| 1972 | The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders. |
| 1978 | Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. |
| 1979 | Soviet-Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. |
| 1984 | After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board. |
| 1986 | Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. |
| 1990 | History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia. |
| 2002 | A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. |
| 2003 | An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234. |
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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