Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1996
Did you know that May 8, 1996 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 8, 1996?
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Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Thursday. How was your 29th 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 10,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,668 Days
1,400 Weeks
350 Months
29 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 289 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10668 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3556 days, which is equivalent to 9.74 years. You spent 33.59% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 30 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 39 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 1996?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player |
| 1981 | Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer |
| 1981 | Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1981 | John Maine, American baseball player |
| 1981 | Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist |
| 1981 | Stephen Amell, Canadian actor |
| 1981 | Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler |
| 1982 | Adrián González, American baseball player |
| 1982 | Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer |
| 1982 | Christina Cole, English actress |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880-1884 (b. 1833) |
| 1903 | Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848) |
| 1907 | Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826) |
| 1925 | John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847) |
| 1936 | Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880) |
| 1941 | Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859) |
| 1941 | Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858) |
| 1942 | Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890) |
| 1943 | Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919) |
| 1944 | Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. |
| 1973 | A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
| 1976 | The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| 1978 | The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. |
| 1980 | The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. |
| 1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
| 1984 | The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. |
| 1984 | The USSR announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. |
| 1987 | The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
| 1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 1996
In 1996, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 38,365 baby boys were named Michael in 1996. The rest were named Matthew, Jacob, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1996 was Emily. There were 25,151 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Samantha. 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 1996 there were 5,824,891,931 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 485,407,661. This shows that there were 485,407,661 babies born every month in 1996. It can also be concluded that there are 16,180,256 babies born every day and 11,237 babies born every minute which is mean that 188 babies born every second in the year 1996. Maybe one of them is you.
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