Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 2008
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What day were you born on May 8, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 8
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Thursday. 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.
FYI: You are more than 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,264 Days
820 Weeks
205 Months
17 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 310 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6264 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2088 days, which is equivalent to 5.72 years. You spent 33.65% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 2008?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Keith Lincoln, American football player (d. 2019) |
| 1939 | Paul Drayton, American sprinter (d. 2010) |
| 1940 | Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (d. 2022) |
| 1940 | Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice |
| 1940 | James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic |
| 1940 | Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1940 | Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985) |
| 1940 | Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1940 | William B. Jordan, American art historian (d. 2018) |
| 1941 | Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1538 | Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496) |
| 1551 | Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (b. 1520) |
| 1668 | Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632) |
| 1766 | Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693) |
| 1773 | Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728) |
| 1781 | Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715) |
| 1782 | Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) |
| 1785 | Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701) |
| 1785 | Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719) |
| 1788 | Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1945 | End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. |
| 1945 | Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. |
| 1945 | The Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 1945 | World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. |
| 1946 | Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn. |
| 1950 | The Tollund Man was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark. |
| 1957 | South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor. |
| 1963 | South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. |
| 1967 | The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. |
| 1970 | The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be. |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 2008
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.
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