Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1924
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What day were you born on May 8, 1924?
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Countdown to Your 102nd Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 101st birthday on Thursday. How was your 101st birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 37,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
37,075 Days
4,872 Weeks
1,218 Months
101 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 180 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 102 years old. There have been 37075 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12359 days, which is equivalent to 33.86 years. You spent 33.52% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 102 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 103 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 104 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 105 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 106 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 107 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 108 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 109 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 110 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 111 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1924?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
If you were born on May 8, 1924, your birthstone is the emerald. In this month of May, your birthday, you are born with a quick wit, a high intelligence, and an intuition. It is said that people born in May will have a good memory and intelligence if they wear the emerald. It represents the goddess of love and beauty.
Famous People Born on May 8
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 May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player |
| 1981 | Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer |
| 1981 | Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1981 | John Maine, American baseball player |
| 1981 | Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist |
| 1981 | Stephen Amell, Canadian actor |
| 1981 | Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler |
| 1982 | Adrián González, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer |
| 1982 | Christina Cole, English actress |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907) |
| 1991 | Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903) |
| 1992 | Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933) |
| 1993 | Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923) |
| 1994 | George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928) |
| 1995 | Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953) |
| 1996 | Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937) |
| 1996 | Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912) |
| 1996 | Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946) |
| 1996 | Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926) |
Historical Events on May 8
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. |
| 1973 | A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
| 1976 | The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| 1978 | The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. |
| 1980 | The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. |
| 1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
| 1984 | The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. |
| 1984 | The USSR announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. |
| 1987 | The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
| 1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 1924
In 1924, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 60,801 baby boys were named Robert in 1924. The rest were named John, William, James and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1924 was Mary. There were 73,536 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Dorothy, Helen, Betty and Margaret. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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