Funny Birthday Facts About May 2, 1979
Did you know that May 2, 1979 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 2, 1979?
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Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was May 2, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Friday. How was your 46th 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 16,000 days old
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,843 Days
2,212 Weeks
553 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 324 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16843 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5615 days, which is equivalent to 15.38 years. You spent 33.43% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 2, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 2
If you were born on May 2, 1979, 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 2
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 2
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1660 | Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725) |
| 1695 | Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (d. 1766) |
| 1702 | Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782) |
| 1707 | Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747) |
| 1729 | Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796) |
| 1737 | William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1805) |
| 1740 | Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1821) |
| 1750 | John André, English soldier and spy (d. 1780) |
| 1752 | Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (d. 1790) |
| 1754 | Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806) |
Famous People Died on May 2
Did you know that on May 2
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1951) |
| 2009 | Marilyn French, American author and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2010 | Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (b. 1943) |
| 2011 | Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (b. 1957) |
| 2012 | Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist, author, and academic (b. 1942) |
| 2012 | Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician, Indonesian Minister of Health (b. 1955) |
| 2012 | Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935) |
| 2012 | Lourdes Valera, Venezuelan actress (b. 1963) |
| 2012 | Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (b. 1936) |
| 2012 | Zenaida Manfugás, Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist (b. 1932) |
Historical Events on May 2
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 2
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. |
| 2011 | An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. |
| 2011 | Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. |
| 2012 | A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction. |
| 2014 | Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. |
Popular Baby Name on May 2, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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