Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 2016
Did you know that May 8, 2016 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 8, 2016?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 8
Countdown to Your 10th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 9th birthday on Thursday. How was your 9th 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 3,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 8
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
3,322 Days
436 Weeks
109 Months
9 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 10 years old. There have been 3322 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1108 days, which is equivalent to 3.04 years. You spent 33.78% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 10 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 11 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 12 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 13 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 15 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 16 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 17 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 18 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 19 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 2016?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
Emerald is birthstone for people born on May 8, 2016. The emerald stone is associated with the goddess Venus and symbolizes love, beauty, and intuition. If you were born on 8
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 |
|---|---|
| 1941 | James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1941 | John Fred, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1942 | Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga |
| 1942 | Norman Lamont, Scottish banker and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1942 | Pierre Morency, Canadian poet and playwright |
| 1942 | Robin Hobbs, English cricketer |
| 1942 | Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022) |
| 1943 | Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) |
| 1943 | Johnny Greaves, Australian rugby league player |
| 1943 | Jon Mark, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021) |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1960 | J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904) |
| 1965 | Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886) |
| 1969 | Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892) |
| 1972 | Beatrice Helen Worsley, Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921) |
| 1972 | Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880) |
| 1975 | Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887) |
| 1980 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (b. 1920) |
| 1981 | Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896) |
| 1982 | Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950) |
| 1982 | Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (b. 1943) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1902 | In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. |
| 1919 | Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I. |
| 1921 | The creation of the Communist Party of Romania. |
| 1924 | The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. |
| 1927 | Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. |
| 1933 | Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement. |
| 1941 | World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby. |
| 1942 | World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. |
| 1942 | World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington. |
| 1942 | World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula. |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 2016
In 2016, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Noah is the most used. A total of 19,154 baby boys were named Noah in 2016. The rest were named Liam, William, Mason and James. While the popular baby girl name in 2016 was Emma. There were 19,522 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Sophia and Isabella. 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 2016 there were 7,464,021,934 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 622,001,828. This shows that there were 622,001,828 babies born every month in 2016. It can also be concluded that there are 20,733,395 babies born every day and 14,399 babies born every minute which is mean that 240 babies born every second in the year 2016. Maybe one of them is you.
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