Did you know that May 8, 1960 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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Countdown to Your 66th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 65th birthday on Thursday. How was your 65th 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.
Did you know that people born on May 8
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 132 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 66 years old. There have been 23974 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7992 days, which is equivalent to 21.9 years. You spent 33.69% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 66 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 67 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 68 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 69 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 70 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 71 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 72 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 73 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 74 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 75 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8

People born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Jonny Searle, English rower |
| 1970 | Luis Enrique, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1970 | Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist |
| 1971 | Candice Night, American singer-songwriter |
| 1971 | Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1972 | Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1973 | Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese author and illustrator |
| 1973 | Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer |
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1983 | John Fante, American author and screenwriter (b. 1909) |
| 1984 | Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916) |
| 1984 | Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1890) |
| 1985 | Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920) |
| 1985 | Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897) |
| 1985 | Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918) |
| 1986 | Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (b. 1922) |
| 1987 | Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (b. 1920) |
| 1988 | Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
| 1990 | Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1945 | End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. |
| 1945 | Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. |
| 1945 | The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 1945 | World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. |
| 1946 | Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn. |
| 1950 | The Tollund Man was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark. |
| 1957 | South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor. |
| 1963 | South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. |
| 1967 | The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. |
| 1970 | The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be. |
In 1960, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, David is the most used. A total of 85,933 baby boys were named David in 1960. The rest were named Michael, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1960 was Mary. There were 51,477 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 1960 there were 3,034,949,715 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 252,912,477. This shows that there were 252,912,477 babies born every month in 1960. It can also be concluded that there are 8,430,416 babies born every day and 5,855 babies born every minute which is mean that 98 babies born every second in the year 1960. Maybe one of them is you.
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