Did you know that February 8, 1968 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 58th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 57th birthday on Saturday. How was your 57th 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 February 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 241 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 58 years old. There have been 20944 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6982 days, which is equivalent to 19.13 years. You spent 33.56% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Sunday | 58 Years Old |
2027 | Monday | 59 Years Old |
2028 | Tuesday | 60 Years Old |
2029 | Thursday | 61 Years Old |
2030 | Friday | 62 Years Old |
2031 | Saturday | 63 Years Old |
2032 | Sunday | 64 Years Old |
2033 | Tuesday | 65 Years Old |
2034 | Wednesday | 66 Years Old |
2035 | Thursday | 67 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 8
The Amethyst is the birthstone of people born on February 8, 1968 who are multi-talented, courageous, and honest. It is said that wearing an amethyst brings balance, wisdom, calmness, and restraint to the wearer.
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 February 8
Year | Name |
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1933 | Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano |
1937 | Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (d. 2016) |
1937 | Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989) |
1939 | Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist (d. 2022) |
1940 | Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician (d. 1999) |
1940 | Ted Koppel, English-American journalist |
1941 | Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011) |
1941 | Nick Nolte, American actor and producer |
1941 | Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
1942 | Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer |
Did you know that on February 8
Year | Name |
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1964 | Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (b. 1888) |
1970 | Cahir Healy, Northern Irish republican and politician (b. 1877) |
1971 | Kanaiyalal Munshi, Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (b. 1887) |
1972 | Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1905) |
1975 | Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b.1886) |
1977 | Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (b. 1901) |
1979 | Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900) |
1980 | Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1936) |
1982 | John Hay Whitney, American financier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1904) |
1985 | William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Swallow Sidecar Company (b. 1901) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 8
Year | Event |
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1937 | Spanish Civil War: Republican forces establish the Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos in Cantabria. |
1942 | World War II: Japan invades Singapore. |
1945 | World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers. |
1945 | World War II: Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet POWs from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde, Usedom. |
1946 | The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North and replaced by the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea. |
1950 | The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. |
1960 | Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor. |
1960 | The Hollywood Walk of Fame is founded. |
1962 | Nine protestors are killed at Charonne station, Paris, by French police under the command of ex-Vichy official and Parisian Prefect of Police Maurice Papon. |
1963 | The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party. |
In 1968, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 81,995 baby boys were named Michael in 1968. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1968 was Lisa. There were 49,534 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Michelle, Kimberly, Jennifer and Melissa. 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 1968 there were 3,551,599,436 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 295,966,620. This shows that there were 295,966,620 babies born every month in 1968. It can also be concluded that there are 9,865,554 babies born every day and 6,852 babies born every minute which is mean that 115 babies born every second in the year 1968. Maybe one of them is you.
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