Leap Year: 1988 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1988 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
Native American Zodiac: The 14th of May, 1988 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Age: Anyone born on the 14th of May, 1988, will be 29 years of age.
American Format: 05-14-1988 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1988-05-14. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19880514" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 579567600.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 14th of May, 1988:
United States: Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
United Kingdom: Theme From S-Express - S-Express
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Friday the 13th Part VII" 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 14th of May, 1988.
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 14th of May, 1988:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.3 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a sunny day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 51.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 10.83 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
3rd of June, 1988: The movie Big (1988), starring Tom Hanks, is released in cinemas.
On This Date
Historical events that have occurred on the 14th of May:
14th of May, 1980: 4 white police officers are found not guilty of killing a black insurance executive called Arthur McDuffie. Their acquittal sets off riots in Miami
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 14th of May, 1988.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 14th of May, 1988. 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 14th of May, 1988. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 14th of May, 1988.
10,935 days have passed since this date.
944,784,000 seconds have passed since the 14th of May, 1988.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,102,248,000 times.
Since the 14th of May, 1988, earth has travelled approximately 487,508,544,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 157,464,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 81,251,424 steps. That's about 36,112 miles!
Since this date, 11,337,408 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Saturday" in other languages is:
German: Samstag.
French: Samedi.
Italian: Sabato.
Spanish: Sabado.
Portuguese: Sabado.
Comments
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