Funny Birthday Facts About May 4, 1978
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What day were you born on May 4, 1978?
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Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was May 4, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 47th birthday on Sunday. How was your 47th 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 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 4
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,404 Days
2,284 Weeks
571 Months
47 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 128 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17404 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5802 days, which is equivalent to 15.9 years. You spent 33.83% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 4, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 4
If you were born on May 4, 1978, your birthstone is the emerald. Emerald birthstone has been a favorite of Cleopatra and King Solomon. It's believed to give both men control over the world, as well as the ability to see into the future. Some also claimed it could cure malaria and cholera, as well as protect against evil spells.
Famous People Born on May 4
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 4
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Kate Garraway, English journalist |
| 1969 | Franz Resch, Austrian footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1970 | Dawn Staley, American basketball player |
| 1970 | Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz musician |
| 1970 | Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1970 | Paul Wiseman, New Zealand cricketer and coach |
| 1970 | Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer |
| 1971 | Joe Borowski, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1971 | Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete |
Famous People Died on May 4
Did you know that on May 4
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1924) |
| 2012 | Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (b. 1964) |
| 2012 | Bob Stewart, American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises (b. 1920) |
| 2012 | Mort Lindsey, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1923) |
| 2012 | Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (b. 1963) |
| 2013 | Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922) |
| 2013 | Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (b. 1948) |
| 2013 | Mario Machado, Chinese-American journalist and actor (b. 1935) |
| 2013 | Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914) |
Historical Events on May 4
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 4
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1919 | May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. |
| 1926 | The United Kingdom general strike begins. |
| 1927 | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated. |
| 1932 | In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion. |
| 1942 | World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before. |
| 1945 | World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army. |
| 1945 | World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany. |
| 1946 | In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot. |
| 1949 | The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash. |
| 1953 | Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. |
Popular Baby Name on May 4, 1978
In 1978, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,157 baby boys were named Michael in 1978. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1978 was Jennifer. There were 56,319 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. 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 1978 there were 4,304,533,599 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 358,711,134. This shows that there were 358,711,134 babies born every month in 1978. It can also be concluded that there are 11,957,038 babies born every day and 8,304 babies born every minute which is mean that 139 babies born every second in the year 1978. Maybe one of them is you.
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