Funny Birthday Facts About May 18, 1978
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What day were you born on May 18, 1978?
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Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was May 18, 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 18
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,192 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 340 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17192 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5731 days, which is equivalent to 15.7 years. You spent 33.4% 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 18, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 18
If you were born on May 18, 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 18
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 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974) |
| 1883 | Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969) |
| 1886 | Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| 1888 | Hanna Barysiewicz, the oldest female resident of Belarus not registered by the Guinness Book of Records. (d. 2007) |
| 1889 | Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944) |
| 1891 | Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1892 | Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957) |
| 1895 | Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934) |
| 1896 | Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965) |
| 1897 | Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
Famous People Died on May 18
Did you know that on May 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Jo Benkow, Norwegian soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Lothar Schmid, German chess player (b. 1928) |
| 2013 | Steve Forrest, American actor (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948) |
| 2014 | Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947) |
| 2015 | Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946) |
Historical Events on May 18
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. |
| 1927 | After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China. |
| 1927 | The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Bath Township, Michigan. |
| 1933 | New Deal: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. |
| 1944 | Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union. |
| 1944 | World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino. |
| 1948 | The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking. |
| 1953 | Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. |
| 1955 | Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends. |
| 1965 | Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus, Syria. |
Popular Baby Name on May 18, 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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