Did you know that December 24, 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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 24
Countdown to Your 17th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 17th birthday on Wednesday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
Did you know that people born on December 24
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 435 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6139 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2047 days, which is equivalent to 5.61 years. You spent 35.06% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Thursday | 18 Years Old |
2027 | Friday | 19 Years Old |
2028 | Sunday | 20 Years Old |
2029 | Monday | 21 Years Old |
2030 | Tuesday | 22 Years Old |
2031 | Wednesday | 23 Years Old |
2032 | Friday | 24 Years Old |
2033 | Saturday | 25 Years Old |
2034 | Sunday | 26 Years Old |
2035 | Monday | 27 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 24
Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 24, 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.
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 24
Year | Name |
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1910 | Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992) |
1910 | Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (d. 1980) |
1913 | Ad Reinhardt, American painter and academic (d. 1967) |
1914 | Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
1914 | Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978) |
1918 | Dave Bartholomew, American bandleader, composer and arranger (d. 2019) |
1919 | Pierre Soulages, French artist (d. 2022) |
1919 | Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001) |
1920 | Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
1920 | Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944) |
Did you know that on December 24
Year | Name |
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2010 | Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1930) |
2010 | Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (b. 1926) |
2010 | Frans de Munck, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1922) |
2010 | Orestes Quércia, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of São Paulo State (b. 1938) |
2011 | Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903) |
2012 | Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (b. 1923) |
2012 | Dennis O'Driscoll, Irish poet and critic (b. 1954) |
2012 | Jack Klugman, American actor (b. 1922) |
2012 | Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and academic (b. 1936) |
2013 | Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 24
Year | Event |
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502 | Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate. |
640 | Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. |
759 | Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di. |
1144 | The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. |
1294 | Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned. |
1500 | A joint Venetian-Spanish fleet captures the Castle of St. George on the island of Cephalonia. |
1737 | The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal. |
1777 | Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. |
1800 | The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte. |
1814 | Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. |
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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