Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1996
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What day were you born on May 8, 1996?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 8
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
10,693 Days
1,404 Weeks
351 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 264 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10693 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3565 days, which is equivalent to 9.77 years. You spent 33.69% 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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Eric Brittingham, American bass player |
| 1960 | Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach |
| 1961 | Bill de Blasio, American politician, 109th Mayor of New York City |
| 1961 | David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1961 | Vallo Reimaa, Estonian academic and politician |
| 1962 | David Sole, Scottish rugby player |
| 1962 | Natalia Molchanova, Russian diver (d. 2015) |
| 1963 | Aleksandr Kovalenko, Belarusian triple jumper |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928) |
| 2005 | Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981) |
| 2006 | Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938) |
| 2007 | Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945) |
| 2007 | Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933) |
| 2008 | Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918) |
| 2008 | François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982) |
| 2009 | Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931) |
| 2009 | Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917) |
| 2011 | Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948) |
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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