Funny Birthday Facts About December 23, 2008
Did you know that December 23, 2008 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 December 23, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 23
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was December 23, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 17th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 23
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,211 Days
816 Weeks
204 Months
17 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 363 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6211 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2071 days, which is equivalent to 5.67 years. You spent 33.35% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 23, 2008?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 23
Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 23, 2008. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, good luck, and peace. This birthstone is said to bring its wearer what they seek for and pursue. The people with this birthstone are known to pursue their own happiness and desires, regardless of what others think of them.
Famous People Born on December 23
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 |
|---|---|
| 1621 | Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (d. 1678) |
| 1621 | Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682) |
| 1689 | Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755) |
| 1690 | Pamheiba, Indian emperor (d. 1751) |
| 1713 | Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749) |
| 1732 | Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (d. 1792) |
| 1750 | Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827) |
| 1758 | Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (d. 1834) |
| 1766 | Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (d. 1852) |
| 1777 | Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825) |
Famous People Died on December 23
Did you know that on December 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1631 | Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563) |
| 1638 | Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552) |
| 1646 | François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582) |
| 1652 | John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585) |
| 1675 | Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602) |
| 1722 | Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654) |
| 1761 | Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725) |
| 1771 | Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701) |
| 1779 | Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724) |
| 1789 | Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French priest and educator (b. 1712) |
Historical Events on December 23
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1941 | World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island. |
| 1947 | The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. |
| 1948 | Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1950 | General Walton Walker dies in a jeep accident and is replaced by General Matthew Ridgway in the Eighth United States Army. |
| 1954 | First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. |
| 1955 | The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres. |
| 1960 | Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland. |
| 1968 | The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. |
| 1970 | The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state. |
| 1970 | The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world. |
Popular Baby Name on December 23, 2008
In 2008, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 22,603 baby boys were named Jacob in 2008. The rest were named Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 2008 was Emma. There were 18,817 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava. 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 2008 there were 6,789,088,672 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 565,757,390. This shows that there were 565,757,390 babies born every month in 2008. It can also be concluded that there are 18,858,580 babies born every day and 13,097 babies born every minute which is mean that 219 babies born every second in the year 2008. Maybe one of them is you.
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