Did you know that May 8, 2011 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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Countdown to Your 15th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 14th birthday on Thursday. How was your 14th 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 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 147 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 15 years old. There have been 5332 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1778 days, which is equivalent to 4.87 years. You spent 34.79% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 15 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 16 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 17 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 18 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 19 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 20 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 21 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 22 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 23 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 24 Years Old |

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

If you were born on May 8, 2011, 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor |
| 1952 | Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022) |
| 1953 | Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer |
| 1953 | Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1954 | David Keith, American actor and director |
| 1954 | John Michael Talbot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1954 | Pam Arciero, American puppeteer and voice actress |
| 1955 | Keith Osgood, English footballer |
| 1955 | Mladen Markač, Croatian general |
| 1955 | Stephen Furst, American actor and director (d. 2017) |
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880-1884 (b. 1833) |
| 1903 | Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848) |
| 1907 | Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826) |
| 1925 | John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847) |
| 1936 | Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880) |
| 1941 | Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859) |
| 1941 | Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858) |
| 1942 | Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890) |
| 1943 | Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919) |
| 1944 | Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1758 | The Maratha Empire captures Peshawar from the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Peshawar. The Maratha Empire was extended to its farthest distance away from Pune that it ever reached, over 2,000 km (1,200 mi), almost to the borders of Afghanistan. |
| 1788 | King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements. |
| 1794 | Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris. |
| 1821 | Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn. |
| 1842 | A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people. |
| 1846 | Mexican-American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. |
| 1877 | At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens. |
| 1886 | Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine. |
| 1898 | The first games of the Italian football league system are played. |
| 1899 | The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play. |
In 2011, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 20,378 baby boys were named Jacob in 2011. The rest were named Mason, William, Jayden and Noah. While the popular baby girl name in 2011 was Sophia. There were 21,850 baby girls named Sophia that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emma, 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 2011 there were 7,041,194,168 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 586,766,181. This shows that there were 586,766,181 babies born every month in 2011. It can also be concluded that there are 19,558,873 babies born every day and 13,583 babies born every minute which is mean that 227 babies born every second in the year 2011. Maybe one of them is you.
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