Funny Birthday Facts About March 8, 1959
Did you know that March 8, 1959 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 March 8, 1959?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 8
Countdown to Your 67th Birthday
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What day was March 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 66th birthday on Saturday. How was your 66th 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 24,000 days old
Did you know that people born on March 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
24,203 Days
3,180 Weeks
795 Months
66 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 269 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 67 years old. There have been 24203 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8068 days, which is equivalent to 22.1 years. You spent 33.48% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 67 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 68 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 69 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 70 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 71 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 72 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 73 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 74 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 75 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 76 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for March 8, 1959?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 8
Your birthstone is Aquamarine. You are a spirited free spirit with a passion for adventure. It is said that wearing Aquamarine will bring calm and protection to its wearer.
Famous People Born on March 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 March 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003) |
| 1914 | Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987) |
| 1918 | Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1921 | Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (d. 1990) |
| 1922 | Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989) |
| 1922 | Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008) |
| 1922 | Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1924 | Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012) |
Famous People Died on March 8
Did you know that on March 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837) |
| 1930 | Edward Terry Sanford, American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865) |
| 1930 | William Howard Taft, American politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857) |
| 1932 | Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (b. 1891) |
| 1937 | Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902) |
| 1941 | Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1876) |
| 1942 | José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. 1888) |
| 1944 | Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (b. 1916) |
| 1948 | Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (b. 1889) |
| 1957 | Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886) |
Historical Events on March 8
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. |
| 1937 | Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. |
| 1942 | World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British. |
| 1942 | World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army |
| 1950 | The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. |
| 1963 | The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état |
| 1965 | Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. |
| 1966 | Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb. |
| 1979 | Images taken by Voyager I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. |
| 1979 | Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. |
Popular Baby Name on March 8, 1959
In 1959, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 85,224 baby boys were named Michael in 1959. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1959 was Mary. There were 54,478 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Susan, Linda, Karen and Donna. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1959 there were 2,979,576,147 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 248,298,013. This shows that there were 248,298,013 babies born every month in 1959. It can also be concluded that there are 8,276,601 babies born every day and 5,748 babies born every minute which is mean that 96 babies born every second in the year 1959. Maybe one of them is you.
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