Funny Birthday Facts About May 9, 1996
Did you know that May 9, 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 9, 1996?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 9
Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
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What day was May 9, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Friday. 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 9
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,794 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 163 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10794 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3598 days, which is equivalent to 9.86 years. You spent 34% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 30 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 39 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 9, 1996?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 9
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Famous People Born on May 9
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 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (d. 2019) |
| 1948 | Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host |
| 1948 | Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic |
| 1948 | John Mahaffey, American golfer |
| 1948 | Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist and author |
| 1949 | Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1949 | Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat, 17th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (d. 2013) |
| 1951 | Alley Mills, American actress |
| 1951 | Joy Harjo, American poet, musician, playwright and author, 23rd United States Poet Laureate |
| 1953 | Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper |
Famous People Died on May 9
Did you know that on May 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1805 | Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759) |
| 1850 | Garlieb Merkel, Estonian author and activist (b. 1769) |
| 1850 | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778) |
| 1861 | Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805) |
| 1864 | John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813) |
| 1889 | William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800) |
| 1906 | Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844) |
| 1911 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American abolitionist (b. 1823) |
| 1914 | C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854) |
| 1915 | Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (b. 1883) |
Historical Events on May 9
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 9
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1941 | World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages. |
| 1942 | The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast. The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported. |
| 1946 | King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II. |
| 1948 | Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect. |
| 1950 | Robert Schuman presents the "Schuman Declaration", considered by some to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. |
| 1955 | Cold War: West Germany joins NATO. |
| 1960 | The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill. |
| 1969 | Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks. |
| 1974 | Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. |
| 1979 | Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran. |
Popular Baby Name on May 9, 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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