Funny Birthday Facts About December 8, 1978
Did you know that December 8
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What day were you born on December 8, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 8
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was December 8, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Monday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,988 Days
2,232 Weeks
558 Months
46 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 544 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 16988 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5663 days, which is equivalent to 15.52 years. You spent 33.74% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 8, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 8
Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 8, 1978. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, good luck, and peace. This birthstone is said to bring its wearer what they seek for and pursue. The people with this birthstone are known to pursue their own happiness and desires, regardless of what others think of them.
Famous People Born on December 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 December 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (d. 2013) |
| 1943 | Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1944 | Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician |
| 1945 | John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Julie Heldman, American tennis player |
| 1946 | Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1946 | John Rubinstein, American actor, director, and composer |
Famous People Died on December 8
Did you know that on December 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1744 | Marie Anne de Mailly, French mistress of Louis XV of France (b. 1717) |
| 1745 | Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and academic (b. 1683) |
| 1746 | Charles Radclyffe, English courtier and soldier (b. 1693) |
| 1756 | William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English politician and diplomat, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690) |
| 1768 | Jean Denis Attiret, French painter and missionary (b. 1702) |
| 1779 | Nathan Alcock, English physician (b. 1707) |
| 1815 | Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (b. 1739) |
| 1830 | Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and author (b. 1767) |
| 1856 | Theobald Mathew, Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (b. 1790) |
| 1859 | Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (b. 1785) |
Historical Events on December 8
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914 | World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. |
| 1922 | Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Liam Mellows, Rory O'Connor, Joe McKelvey and Dick Barrett. |
| 1941 | World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) |
| 1941 | World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan. |
| 1943 | World War II: The German 117th Jäger Division destroys the monastery of Mega Spilaio in Greece and executes 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta. |
| 1953 | U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world. |
| 1955 | The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. |
| 1962 | Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days. |
| 1963 | Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. |
| 1966 | The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. |
Popular Baby Name on December 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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