Funny Birthday Facts About May 15, 1978
Did you know that May 15, 1978 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 15, 1978?
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Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was May 15, 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
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,195 Days
2,256 Weeks
564 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 337 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17195 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5732 days, which is equivalent to 15.7 years. You spent 33.4% 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 15, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 15
If you were born on May 15, 1978, your birthstone is the emerald. In this month of May, your birthday, you are born with a quick wit, a high intelligence, and an intuition. It is said that people born in May will have a good memory and intelligence if they wear the emerald. It represents the goddess of love and beauty.
Famous People Born on May 15
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 15
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1848 | Carl Wernicke, German neuropathologist. (d. 1905) |
| 1848 | Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926) |
| 1854 | Ioannis Psycharis, Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929) |
| 1856 | L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919) |
| 1856 | Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917) |
| 1857 | Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911) |
| 1859 | Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906) |
| 1862 | Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931) |
| 1863 | Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (d. 1936) |
| 1869 | John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921) |
Famous People Died on May 15
Did you know that on May 15
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940) |
| 2014 | Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933) |
| 2015 | Elisabeth Bing, German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914) |
| 2015 | Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | Garo Yepremian, Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944) |
| 2015 | Jackie Brookner, American sculptor and educator (b. 1945) |
| 2020 | Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, and writer (b. 1933) |
| 2021 | Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (b. 1937) |
| 2022 | Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1950) |
| 2022 | Kay Mellor, English actress (b. 1951) |
Historical Events on May 15
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 15
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren. |
| 1988 | Soviet-Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. |
| 1991 | Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister. |
| 1997 | The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. |
| 1997 | The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. |
| 2001 | A CSX EMD SD40-2 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable. |
| 2004 | Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C. with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles". |
| 2008 | California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. |
| 2010 | Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo. |
| 2013 | An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days. |
Popular Baby Name on May 15, 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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