Funny Birthday Facts About May 21, 2008
Did you know that May 21, 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.
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What day were you born on May 21, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 21
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was May 21, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Wednesday. 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 21
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,396 Days
840 Weeks
210 Months
17 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 178 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6396 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2132 days, which is equivalent to 5.84 years. You spent 34.35% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 21, 2008?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 21
If you were born on May 21, 2008, your birthstone is the emerald. Emerald birthstone has been a favorite of Cleopatra and King Solomon. It's believed to give both men control over the world, as well as the ability to see into the future. Some also claimed it could cure malaria and cholera, as well as protect against evil spells.
Famous People Born on May 21
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 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976) |
| 1914 | Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (d. 1980) |
| 1915 | Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1919 | George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1920 | Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007) |
Famous People Died on May 21
Did you know that on May 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1790 | Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728) |
| 1810 | Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (b. 1728) |
| 1829 | Sikandar Jah, 3rd Nizam (b. 1768) |
| 1844 | Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (b. 1775) |
| 1858 | José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (b. 1783) |
| 1862 | John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (b. 1827) |
| 1879 | Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (b. 1848) |
| 1894 | August Kundt, German physicist and academic (b. 1839) |
| 1894 | Émile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872) |
| 1895 | Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819) |
Historical Events on May 21
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 21
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1966 | The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland. |
| 1969 | Civil unrest in Rosario, Argentina, known as Rosariazo, following the death of a 15-year-old student. |
| 1972 | Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. |
| 1976 | Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California. |
| 1979 | White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. |
| 1981 | The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. |
| 1981 | Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. |
| 1982 | Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. |
| 1988 | Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. |
| 1991 | Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras. |
Popular Baby Name on May 21, 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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