Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1959
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What day were you born on May 8, 1959?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 8
Countdown to Your 67th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 66th birthday on Thursday. 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 May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
24,142 Days
3,172 Weeks
793 Months
66 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 67 years old. There have been 24142 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8048 days, which is equivalent to 22.05 years. You spent 33.41% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 67 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 68 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 69 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 70 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 71 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 72 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 73 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 74 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 75 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 76 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1959?
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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, 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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