Did you know that December 31, 2016 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 Saturday, 31
Countdown to Your 9th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 9th 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 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 374 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 10 years old. There have been 3278 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1093 days, which is equivalent to 2.99 years. You spent 37.38% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 10 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 11 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 12 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 13 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 15 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 16 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 17 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 18 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 19 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 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Gong Li, Chinese actress |
| 1965 | Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author |
| 1965 | Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer |
| 1965 | Nicholas Sparks, American author, screenwriter, and producer |
| 1965 | Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster |
| 1967 | Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1968 | Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist |
| 1970 | Bryon Russell, American basketball player |
| 1970 | Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor |
Did you know that on December 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1968 | George Lewis, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1900) |
| 1970 | Cyril Scott, English composer, writer, and poet (b. 1879) |
| 1972 | Henry Gerber, German-American activist, founded the Society for Human Rights (b. 1892) |
| 1972 | Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and Marine (b. 1934) |
| 1978 | Basil Wolverton, American illustrator (b. 1909) |
| 1980 | Marshall McLuhan, Canadian philosopher and theorist (b. 1911) |
| 1980 | Raoul Walsh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887) |
| 1983 | Sevim Burak, Turkish author and playwright (b. 1931) |
| 1985 | Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1940) |
| 1987 | Jerry Turner, American journalist (b. 1929) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe. |
| 1955 | General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. |
| 1956 | The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest. |
| 1961 | RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service. |
| 1963 | The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. |
| 1965 | Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko. |
| 1968 | MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board. |
| 1968 | The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. |
| 1981 | A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. |
| 1983 | Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. |
In 2016, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Noah is the most used. A total of 19,154 baby boys were named Noah in 2016. The rest were named Liam, William, Mason and James. While the popular baby girl name in 2016 was Emma. There were 19,522 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Sophia and Isabella. 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 2016 there were 7,464,021,934 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 622,001,828. This shows that there were 622,001,828 babies born every month in 2016. It can also be concluded that there are 20,733,395 babies born every day and 14,399 babies born every minute which is mean that 240 babies born every second in the year 2016. Maybe one of them is you.
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