Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1978
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What day were you born on May 8, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 8
Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 47th birthday on Thursday. 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 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,202 Days
2,260 Weeks
565 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17202 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5734 days, which is equivalent to 15.71 years. You spent 33.43% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976) |
| 1915 | John Archer, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1915 | Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1920 | Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1920 | Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883) |
| 1945 | Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854) |
| 1945 | Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898) |
| 1945 | Julius Hirsch, German footballer (b. 1892) |
| 1945 | Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900) |
| 1947 | Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858) |
| 1948 | U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900) |
| 1950 | Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865) |
| 1952 | William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879) |
| 1959 | John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 413 | Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and Calabria, which were plundered by the Visigoths. |
| 589 | Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church. |
| 1360 | Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good). |
| 1373 | Julian of Norwich, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Divine Love. |
| 1429 | Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War. |
| 1450 | Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. |
| 1516 | A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended. |
| 1541 | Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls, Mississippi, and sees the Mississippi River (then known by the Spanish as Río de Espíritu Santo, the name given to it by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519). |
| 1608 | A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer. |
| 1639 | William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island. |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 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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