Did you know that May 8, 2009 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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 8
Countdown to Your 17th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 16th birthday on Thursday. How was your 16th 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 May 8
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 171 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 17 years old. There have been 6038 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2013 days, which is equivalent to 5.52 years. You spent 34.5% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 17 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 18 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 19 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 20 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 22 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 23 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 24 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 25 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 26 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8

People born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Päivi Alafrantti, Finnish javelin thrower |
| 1966 | Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach |
| 1967 | Angus Scott, British sports television presenter |
| 1967 | Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress |
| 1968 | Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician |
| 1968 | Mickaël Madar, French footballer |
| 1968 | Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec |
| 1968 | Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer |
| 1969 | Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna |
| 1969 | John Timu, New Zealand rugby player |
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1794 | Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743) |
| 1819 | Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands (b. 1738) |
| 1822 | John Stark, American general (b. 1728) |
| 1828 | Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781) |
| 1837 | Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770) |
| 1842 | Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790) |
| 1853 | Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785) |
| 1880 | Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821) |
| 1891 | Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831) |
| 1891 | John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 413 | Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and Calabria, which were plundered by the Visigoths. |
| 589 | Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church. |
| 1360 | Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good). |
| 1373 | Julian of Norwich, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Divine Love. |
| 1429 | Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War. |
| 1450 | Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. |
| 1516 | A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended. |
| 1541 | Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls, Mississippi, and sees the Mississippi River (then known by the Spanish as Río de Espíritu Santo, the name given to it by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519). |
| 1608 | A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer. |
| 1639 | William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island. |
In 2009, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 21,184 baby boys were named Jacob in 2009. The rest were named Ethan, Michael, Alexander and William. While the popular baby girl name in 2009 was Isabella. There were 22,311 baby girls named Isabella that year. While the rest were named Emma, Olivia, Sophia 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 2009 there were 6,872,766,988 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 572,730,583. This shows that there were 572,730,583 babies born every month in 2009. It can also be concluded that there are 19,091,020 babies born every day and 13,258 babies born every minute which is mean that 221 babies born every second in the year 2009. Maybe one of them is you.
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