Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 1996
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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
10,791 Days
1,416 Weeks
354 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 166 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10791 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3597 days, which is equivalent to 9.85 years. You spent 33.97% 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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976) |
| 1915 | John Archer, American actor (d. 1999) |
| 1915 | Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (d. 2009) |
| 1916 | Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993) |
| 1916 | João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016) |
| 1916 | Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1917 | John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1920 | Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (d. 2017) |
| 1920 | Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883) |
| 1945 | Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854) |
| 1945 | Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898) |
| 1945 | Julius Hirsch, German footballer (b. 1892) |
| 1945 | Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900) |
| 1947 | Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858) |
| 1948 | U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900) |
| 1950 | Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865) |
| 1952 | William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879) |
| 1959 | John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people. |
| 2019 | British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. |
| 2021 | A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150. |
| 453 BC | Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. |
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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