Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1968
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What day were you born on May 8, 1968?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 8
Countdown to Your 58th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 57th birthday on Thursday. 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.
FYI: You are more than 20,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
20,854 Days
2,740 Weeks
685 Months
57 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 58 years old. There have been 20854 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6952 days, which is equivalent to 19.05 years. You spent 33.42% 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 8, 1968?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
Emerald is birthstone for people born on May 8, 1968. The emerald stone is associated with the goddess Venus and symbolizes love, beauty, and intuition. If you were born on 8
Famous People Born on May 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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Galen Rupp, American runner |
| 1986 | Marvell Wynne, American soccer player |
| 1986 | Pemra Özgen, Turkish tennis player |
| 1987 | Aarne Nirk, Estonian hurdler |
| 1987 | Felix Jones, American football player |
| 1987 | Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer |
| 1987 | Mark Noble, English footballer |
| 1988 | Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014) |
| 1988 | Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player |
| 1989 | Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1794 | Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743) |
| 1819 | Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands (b. 1738) |
| 1822 | John Stark, American general (b. 1728) |
| 1828 | Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781) |
| 1837 | Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770) |
| 1842 | Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790) |
| 1853 | Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785) |
| 1880 | Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821) |
| 1891 | Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831) |
| 1891 | John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816) |
Historical Events on May 8
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. |
| 1973 | A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
| 1976 | The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| 1978 | The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. |
| 1980 | The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. |
| 1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
| 1984 | The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. |
| 1984 | The USSR announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. |
| 1987 | The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
| 1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 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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