Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1942
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What day were you born on May 8, 1942?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 8
Countdown to Your 84th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 83rd birthday on Thursday. How was your 83rd 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 30,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
30,351 Days
3,988 Weeks
997 Months
83 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 84 years old. There have been 30351 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10117 days, which is equivalent to 27.72 years. You spent 33.4% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 84 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 85 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 86 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 87 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 88 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 89 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 90 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 91 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 92 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 93 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1942?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
If you were born on May 8, 1942, your birthstone is the emerald. Emerald birthstone has been a favorite of Cleopatra and King Solomon. It's believed to give both men control over the world, as well as the ability to see into the future. Some also claimed it could cure malaria and cholera, as well as protect against evil spells.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1745 | Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (d. 1801) |
| 1753 | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811) |
| 1786 | John Vianney, French priest and saint (d. 1859) |
| 1815 | Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1872) |
| 1818 | Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1896) |
| 1821 | William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885) |
| 1824 | William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (d. 1860) |
| 1825 | George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898) |
| 1828 | Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898) |
| 1828 | Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949) |
| 2015 | Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943) |
| 2016 | Tom M. Apostol, American analytic number theorist (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | William Schallert, American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (b. 1922) |
| 2018 | Anne V. Coates, British film editor (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, Erin Brockovich), Oscar winner (1963) (b. 1925) |
| 2018 | Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (b. 1954) |
| 2019 | Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972) |
| 2021 | Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (b. 1940) |
| 2022 | Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (b. 1948) |
| 2022 | Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936) |
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, 1942
In 1942, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 77,174 baby boys were named James in 1942. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1942 was Mary. There were 63,256 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Linda and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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