Did you know that April 5, 2008 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.
Table of Contents
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 5
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Saturday. How was your 17th 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.
Did you know that people born on April 5
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 99 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6475 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2159 days, which is equivalent to 5.92 years. You spent 34.82% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 27 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on April 5

Diamond is the birthstone for those born on April 5, 2008. It is formed at around 100 miles below the surface of the earth. It is brought to the surface of the Earth by volcanic eruptions that launch it at 20 to 30 mph. People find these diamonds and sell them.
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 April 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Karin Roßley, German hurdler |
| 1957 | Sebastian Adayanthrath, Indian bishop |
| 1958 | Daniel Schneidermann, French journalist |
| 1958 | Henrik Dettmann, Finnish basketball coach |
| 1958 | Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player |
| 1958 | Kevin Dann, Australian rugby league player (d. 2021) |
| 1958 | Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan lawyer and journalist (d. 2009) |
| 1958 | Ryoichi Kawakatsu, Japanese footballer |
| 1959 | Paul Chung, Hong Kong actor and host (d. 1989) |
| 1960 | Adnan Terzić, Bosnian politician |
Did you know that on April 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1684 | Karl Eusebius, prince of Liechtenstein (b. 1611) |
| 1684 | William Brouncker, English mathematician (b. 1620) |
| 1693 | Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, French noblewoman (b. 1627) |
| 1693 | Philip William August, German nobleman (b. 1668) |
| 1695 | George Savile, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1633) |
| 1697 | Charles XI, king of Sweden (b. 1655) |
| 1704 | Christian Ulrich I, German nobleman and Duke of Württemberg-Oels (b. 1652) |
| 1708 | Christian Heinrich, German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern (b. 1661) |
| 1709 | Roger de Piles, French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat (b. 1635) |
| 1712 | Jan Luyken, Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver (b. 1649) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on April 5
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1942 | World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. |
| 1943 | World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit. |
| 1945 | Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory". |
| 1946 | A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground. |
| 1946 | Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm. |
| 1949 | A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. |
| 1951 | Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. |
| 1956 | Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. |
| 1958 | Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. |
| 1966 | During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. |
In 2008, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 22,603 baby boys were named Jacob in 2008. The rest were named Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 2008 was Emma. There were 18,817 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava. 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 2008 there were 6,789,088,672 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 565,757,390. This shows that there were 565,757,390 babies born every month in 2008. It can also be concluded that there are 18,858,580 babies born every day and 13,097 babies born every minute which is mean that 219 babies born every second in the year 2008. Maybe one of them is you.
April 5



Add your opinion about Funny Birthday Facts About April 5, 2008 or share your experience celebrating your birthday on April 5
Upcoming Birthdays
Take Me Back
Copyriht © 2021. All rights reserved.