Funny Birthday Facts About May 8, 2017
Did you know that May 8, 2017 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, 2017?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 8
Countdown to Your 9th Birthday
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What day was May 8, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 8th birthday on Thursday. How was your 8th 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
3,116 Days
408 Weeks
102 Months
8 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 171 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 9 years old. There have been 3116 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1039 days, which is equivalent to 2.85 years. You spent 35.63% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 9 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 10 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 11 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 12 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 13 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 14 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 15 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 16 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 17 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 18 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 8, 2017?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
If you were born on May 8, 2017, 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor and martial artist |
| 1957 | Bill Cowher, American football player and coach |
| 1957 | Gary Lunn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 6th Canadian Minister of Natural Resources |
| 1957 | Rino Katase, Japanese actress |
| 1958 | Brooks Newmark, American-English businessman and politician, Lord of the Treasury |
| 1958 | Lovie Smith, American football player and coach |
| 1958 | Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter |
| 1958 | Simone Kleinsma, Dutch actress and singer |
| 1959 | David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, English politician |
| 1959 | Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer |
Famous People Died on May 8
Did you know that on May 8
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883) |
| 1945 | Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854) |
| 1945 | Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898) |
| 1945 | Julius Hirsch, German footballer (b. 1892) |
| 1945 | Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900) |
| 1947 | Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858) |
| 1948 | U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900) |
| 1950 | Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865) |
| 1952 | William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879) |
| 1959 | John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. |
| 1973 | A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
| 1976 | The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
| 1978 | The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. |
| 1980 | The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. |
| 1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
| 1984 | The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. |
| 1984 | The USSR announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. |
| 1987 | The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
| 1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
Popular Baby Name on May 8, 2017
In 2017, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Liam is the most used. A total of 18,824 baby boys were named Liam in 2017. The rest were named Noah, William, James and Logan. While the popular baby girl name in 2017 was Emma. There were 19,837 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. 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 2017 there were 7,547,858,900 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 628,988,242. This shows that there were 628,988,242 babies born every month in 2017. It can also be concluded that there are 20,966,275 babies born every day and 14,560 babies born every minute which is mean that 243 babies born every second in the year 2017. Maybe one of them is you.
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