Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1938
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What day were you born on May 8, 1938?
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Countdown to Your 88th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 87th birthday on Thursday. How was your 87th 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 32,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
32,009 Days
4,204 Weeks
1,051 Months
87 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 133 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 88 years old. There have been 32009 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10670 days, which is equivalent to 29.23 years. You spent 33.6% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 88 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 89 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 90 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 91 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 92 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 93 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 94 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 95 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 96 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 97 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1938?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (d. 2018) |
| 1936 | Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1936 | Kazuo Koike, Japanese author (d. 2019) |
| 1937 | Bernard Cleary, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician (d. 2020) |
| 1937 | Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1937 | Joe Louis Clark, American educator (d. 2020) |
| 1937 | Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010) |
| 1937 | Thomas Pynchon, American novelist |
| 1938 | Javed Burki, Indian-Pakistani cricketer |
| 1938 | Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928) |
| 2005 | Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981) |
| 2006 | Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938) |
| 2007 | Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945) |
| 2007 | Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933) |
| 2008 | Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918) |
| 2008 | François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982) |
| 2009 | Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931) |
| 2009 | Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917) |
| 2011 | Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948) |
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, 1938
In 1938, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 62,269 baby boys were named Robert in 1938. The rest were named James, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1938 was Mary. There were 56,214 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Betty and Shirley. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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