Did you know that December 31, 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, 31
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 31
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 442 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6132 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2044 days, which is equivalent to 5.6 years. You spent 35% 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 31
Turqoise is birthstone for people 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 December 31
Year | Name |
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1980 | Matt Cross, American wrestler |
1980 | Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player |
1981 | Francisco García, Dominican basketball player |
1981 | Jason Campbell, American football player |
1981 | Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete |
1981 | Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer |
1981 | Ricky Whittle, English actor |
1982 | Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer |
1982 | Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player |
1982 | Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player |
Did you know that on December 31
Year | Name |
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1889 | George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831) |
1889 | Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837) |
1890 | Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826) |
1891 | Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809) |
1894 | Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856) |
1909 | Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844) |
1910 | Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (b. 1884) |
1910 | John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (b. 1868) |
1921 | Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1860) |
1934 | Cornelia Clapp, American marine biologist (b. 1849) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 31
Year | Event |
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406 | Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. |
535 | Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. |
870 | Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to Reading (East Anglia); many Danes are killed. |
1105 | Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Henry V, in Ingelheim. |
1225 | The Lý dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor Trần Thái Tông, husband of the last Lý monarch, Lý Chiêu Hoàng, starting the Trần dynasty.[citation needed] |
1229 | James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon, enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma, Spain), thus consummating the Christian reconquest of the island of Majorca. |
1501 | The First Battle of Cannanore commences, seeing the first use of the naval line of battle.[citation needed] |
1600 | The British East India Company is chartered. |
1660 | James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France. |
1670 | The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay, having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish. |
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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