Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1987 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
Native American Zodiac: The 16th of December, 1987 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Age: Anyone born on the 16th of December, 1987, will be 31 years of age.
American Format: 12-16-1987 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1987-12-16. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19871216" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 566611200.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 16th of December, 1987:
United States: Faith - George Michael
United Kingdom: Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Throw Momma From the Train" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 16th of December, 1987.
Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
Weather
Weather information for the 16th of December, 1987:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.5 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a cloudy day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 34.1 degrees Fahrenheit. 1.17 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.84cm. It was a windy day.
16th of December, 2007: American politician Ron Paul sets a record by raising over six million dollars online in just 24 hours.
16th of December, 2014: The Peshawar school massacre occurs when members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack an Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. 145 people are killed
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 16th of December, 1987.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 16th of December, 1987. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 16th of December, 1987. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 16th of December, 1987.
11,392 days have passed since this date.
984,268,800 seconds have passed since the 16th of December, 1987.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,148,313,600 times.
Since the 16th of December, 1987, earth has travelled approximately 507,882,700,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 164,044,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 84,647,117 steps. That's about 37,621 miles!
Since this date, 11,811,226 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Wednesday" in other languages is:
German: Mittwoch.
French: Mercredi.
Italian: Mercoledi.
Spanish: Miercoles.
Portuguese: Quarta-feira.
Comments
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