Did you know that March 8, 1961 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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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 64th birthday on Saturday. How was your 64th 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 March 8
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 70 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 65 years old. There have been 23671 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7891 days, which is equivalent to 21.62 years. You spent 33.78% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 65 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 66 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 67 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 68 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 69 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 70 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 71 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 72 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 73 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 74 Years Old |

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

Aquamarine is birthstone for people born on March 8, 1961. Aquamarine personalities are excellent mediators. They consider all sides of a problem and make decisions that are fair to everyone involved. Aquamarine personalities are able to think clearly and express their thoughts under pressure.
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) |
Did you know that on March 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879) |
| 1971 | Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1893) |
| 1973 | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1945) |
| 1975 | George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904) |
| 1982 | Hatem Ali Jamadar, Bengali politician (b. 1872) |
| 1983 | Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1904) |
| 1983 | William Walton, English composer (b. 1902) |
| 1993 | Billy Eckstine, American trumpet player (b. 1914) |
| 1996 | Jack Churchill, British colonel (b. 1906) |
| 1998 | Ray Nitschke, American football player (b. 1936) |
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. |
In 1961, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 86,917 baby boys were named Michael in 1961. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1961 was Mary. There were 47,680 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Lisa, Susan, Linda and Karen. 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 1961 there were 3,091,843,513 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 257,653,627. This shows that there were 257,653,627 babies born every month in 1961. It can also be concluded that there are 8,588,455 babies born every day and 5,965 babies born every minute which is mean that 100 babies born every second in the year 1961. Maybe one of them is you.
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