Funny Birthday Facts About May 1, 1998
Did you know that May 1, 1998 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 1, 1998?
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What day was May 1, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 27th birthday on Thursday. How was your 27th 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.
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,099 Days
1,324 Weeks
331 Months
27 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 128 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 28 years old. There have been 10099 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3367 days, which is equivalent to 9.22 years. You spent 34.15% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 28 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 29 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 30 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 31 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 32 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 33 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 34 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 35 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 36 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 37 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 1, 1998?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 1
If you were born on May 1, 1998, 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 1
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 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1831 | Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (d. 1903) |
| 1847 | Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (d. 1903) |
| 1848 | Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (d. 1919) |
| 1850 | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (d. 1942) |
| 1852 | Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and professional scout (d. 1903) |
| 1852 | Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934) |
| 1853 | Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (d. 1909) |
| 1855 | Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (d. 1942) |
| 1857 | Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (d. 1891) |
| 1859 | Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor (d. 1955) |
Famous People Died on May 1
Did you know that on May 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (b. 1923) |
| 2015 | Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (b. 1930) |
| 2015 | María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (b. 1940) |
| 2021 | Olympia Dukakis, American actress (b. 1931) |
| 2023 | Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) |
Historical Events on May 1
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 1
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1844 | Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established. |
| 1846 | The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple. |
| 1851 | Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London. |
| 1863 | American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins. |
| 1865 | The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. |
| 1866 | The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. |
| 1885 | The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. |
| 1886 | Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. |
| 1894 | Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C. |
| 1896 | Naser al-Din, Shah of Iran, is assassinated in Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine by Mirza Reza Kermani, a follower of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. |
Popular Baby Name on May 1, 1998
In 1998, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 36,616 baby boys were named Michael in 1998. The rest were named Jacob, Matthew, Joshua and Christopher. While the popular baby girl name in 1998 was Emily. There were 26,185 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Hannah, Samantha, Sarah and Ashley. 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 1998 there were 5,984,794,075 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 498,732,840. This shows that there were 498,732,840 babies born every month in 1998. It can also be concluded that there are 16,624,428 babies born every day and 11,545 babies born every minute which is mean that 193 babies born every second in the year 1998. Maybe one of them is you.
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