Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1929
Did you know that May 8, 1929 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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What day were you born on May 8, 1929?
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 96th birthday on Thursday. How was your 96th 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.
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
35,298 Days
4,636 Weeks
1,159 Months
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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 131 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 97 years old. There have been 35298 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 11766 days, which is equivalent to 32.24 years. You spent 33.58% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 97 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 98 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 99 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 100 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 101 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 102 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 103 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 104 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 105 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 106 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1929?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
If you were born on May 8, 1929, 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (d. 1996) |
| 1920 | Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (d. 2003) |
| 1920 | Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991) |
| 1922 | Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1924 | S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989) |
| 1925 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania |
| 1926 | David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host |
| 1926 | David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019) |
| 1926 | Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017) |
| 1927 | Chumy Chúmez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1960 | J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904) |
| 1965 | Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886) |
| 1969 | Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892) |
| 1972 | Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921) |
| 1972 | Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880) |
| 1975 | Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887) |
| 1980 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (b. 1920) |
| 1981 | Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896) |
| 1982 | Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950) |
| 1982 | Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (b. 1943) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1902 | In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. |
| 1919 | Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I. |
| 1921 | The creation of the Communist Party of Romania. |
| 1924 | The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. |
| 1927 | Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. |
| 1933 | Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement. |
| 1941 | World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby. |
| 1942 | World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. |
| 1942 | World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. |
| 1942 | World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula. |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 1929
In 1929, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 59,804 baby boys were named Robert in 1929. The rest were named James, John, William and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1929 was Mary. There were 63,511 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Betty, Dorothy, Helen 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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