Funny Birthday Facts About May 9, 1962
Did you know that May 9, 1962 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 May 9, 1962?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 9
Countdown to Your 63rd Birthday
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What day was May 9, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 63rd birthday on Friday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 22,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 9
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
22,974 Days
3,016 Weeks
754 Months
62 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 402 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 64 years old. There have been 22974 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7658 days, which is equivalent to 20.98 years. You spent 33.84% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 64 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 65 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 66 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 67 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 68 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 69 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 70 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 71 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 72 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 73 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 9, 1962?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 9
Emerald is birthstone for people born on May 9, 1962. The emerald stone is associated with the goddess Venus and symbolizes love, beauty, and intuition. If you were born on 9
Famous People Born on May 9
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 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress |
| 1955 | Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (d. 2012) |
| 1956 | Jana Wendt, Australian television host |
| 1956 | Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer |
| 1958 | Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer |
| 1959 | Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1960 | Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1961 | John Corbett, American actor |
| 1961 | Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1962 | Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter |
Famous People Died on May 9
Did you know that on May 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1805 | Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759) |
| 1850 | Garlieb Merkel, Estonian author and activist (b. 1769) |
| 1850 | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778) |
| 1861 | Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805) |
| 1864 | John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813) |
| 1889 | William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800) |
| 1906 | Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844) |
| 1911 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American abolitionist (b. 1823) |
| 1914 | C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854) |
| 1915 | Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (b. 1883) |
Historical Events on May 9
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 9
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1980 | In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150 ft. into the water and die. |
| 1980 | In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase. |
| 1987 | LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board. |
| 1988 | New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. |
| 1992 | Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. |
| 1992 | Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| 2001 | In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee. |
| 2002 | The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries. |
| 2018 | The historic defeat for Barisan Nasional, the governing coalition of Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957 in 2018 Malaysian general election. |
| 2020 | The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression. |
Popular Baby Name on May 9, 1962
In 1962, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 85,041 baby boys were named Michael in 1962. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1962 was Lisa. There were 46,077 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Mary, Susan, Karen and Linda. 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 1962 there were 3,150,420,761 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 262,535,064. This shows that there were 262,535,064 babies born every month in 1962. It can also be concluded that there are 8,751,169 babies born every day and 6,078 babies born every minute which is mean that 102 babies born every second in the year 1962. Maybe one of them is you.
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