Funny Birthday Facts About May 1, 1968
Did you know that May 1, 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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What day were you born on May 1, 1968?
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
21,059 Days
2,764 Weeks
691 Months
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Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 125 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 58 years old. There have been 21059 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7020 days, which is equivalent to 19.23 years. You spent 33.74% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 58 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 59 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 60 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 61 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 62 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 63 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 64 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 65 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 66 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 67 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 1, 1968?
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Famous People Born on May 1
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 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Mark W. Clark, American general (d. 1984) |
| 1898 | Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1972) |
| 1900 | Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (d. 1967) |
| 1900 | Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978) |
| 1901 | Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945) |
| 1901 | Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985) |
| 1901 | Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (d. 1989) |
| 1905 | Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
| 1906 | Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983) |
| 1907 | Hayes Alvis, American bassist (d. 1972) |
Famous People Died on May 1
Did you know that on May 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Henry Cooper, English boxer (b. 1934) |
| 2011 | Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920) |
| 2012 | James Kinley, Canadian engineer and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1925) |
| 2012 | Mordechai Virshubski, German-Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2013 | Chris Kelly, American rapper (b. 1978) |
| 2013 | Pierre Pleimelding, French footballer and manager (b. 1952) |
| 2014 | Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945) |
| 2014 | Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | Radhia Cousot, Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1947) |
Historical Events on May 1
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 1
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1844 | Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established. |
| 1846 | The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple. |
| 1851 | Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London. |
| 1863 | American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins. |
| 1865 | The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. |
| 1866 | The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. |
| 1885 | The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. |
| 1886 | Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. |
| 1894 | Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C. |
| 1896 | Naser al-Din, Shah of Iran, is assassinated in Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine by Mirza Reza Kermani, a follower of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. |
Popular Baby Name on May 1, 1968
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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