Did you know that May 8, 2018 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 Tuesday, 8
Countdown to Your 8th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 7th birthday on Thursday. How was your 7th 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 330 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 8 years old. There have been 2592 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 864 days, which is equivalent to 2.37 years. You spent 33.86% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Friday | 8 Years Old |
2027 | Saturday | 9 Years Old |
2028 | Monday | 10 Years Old |
2029 | Tuesday | 11 Years Old |
2030 | Wednesday | 12 Years Old |
2031 | Thursday | 13 Years Old |
2032 | Saturday | 14 Years Old |
2033 | Sunday | 15 Years Old |
2034 | Monday | 16 Years Old |
2035 | Tuesday | 17 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 8
If you were born on May 8, 2018, 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 |
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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 |
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1538 | Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496) |
1551 | Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (b. 1520) |
1668 | Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632) |
1766 | Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693) |
1773 | Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728) |
1781 | Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715) |
1782 | Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) |
1785 | Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701) |
1785 | Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719) |
1788 | Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 8
Year | Event |
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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 2018, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Liam is the most used. A total of 19,924 baby boys were named Liam in 2018. The rest were named Noah, William, James and Oliver. While the popular baby girl name in 2018 was Emma. There were 18,770 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 2018 there were 7,631,091,113 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 635,924,260. This shows that there were 635,924,260 babies born every month in 2018. It can also be concluded that there are 21,197,476 babies born every day and 14,721 babies born every minute which is mean that 246 babies born every second in the year 2018. Maybe one of them is you.
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