Did you know that December 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 Saturday, 8
Countdown to Your 7th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 7th birthday on Monday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
Did you know that people born on December 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 544 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 8 years old. There have been 2378 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 793 days, which is equivalent to 2.17 years. You spent 36.17% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Tuesday | 8 Years Old |
2027 | Wednesday | 9 Years Old |
2028 | Friday | 10 Years Old |
2029 | Saturday | 11 Years Old |
2030 | Sunday | 12 Years Old |
2031 | Monday | 13 Years Old |
2032 | Wednesday | 14 Years Old |
2033 | Thursday | 15 Years Old |
2034 | Friday | 16 Years Old |
2035 | Saturday | 17 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 8
Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 8, 2018. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, good luck, and peace. This birthstone is said to bring its wearer what they seek for and pursue. The people with this birthstone are known to pursue their own happiness and desires, regardless of what others think of them.
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 December 8
Year | Name |
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1708 | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1765) |
1724 | Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer (d. 1799) |
1730 | Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist (d. 1799) |
1731 | František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1799) |
1756 | Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (d. 1801) |
1765 | Eli Whitney, American engineer, invented the cotton gin (d. 1825) |
1795 | Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1874) |
1807 | Friedrich Traugott Kützing, German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist (d. 1893) |
1813 | August Belmont, Prussian-American financier and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (d. 1890) |
1815 | Adolph Menzel, German painter and illustrator (d. 1905) |
Did you know that on December 8
Year | Name |
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1942 | Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (b. 1869) |
1952 | Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874) |
1954 | Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894) |
1954 | Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904) |
1954 | Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888) |
1958 | Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888) |
1963 | Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908) |
1966 | Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899) |
1971 | Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (b. 1896) |
1971 | Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1903) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 8
Year | Event |
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1914 | World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. |
1922 | Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Liam Mellows, Rory O'Connor, Joe McKelvey and Dick Barrett. |
1941 | World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) |
1941 | World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan. |
1943 | World War II: The German 117th Jäger Division destroys the monastery of Mega Spilaio in Greece and executes 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta. |
1953 | U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world. |
1955 | The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. |
1962 | Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days. |
1963 | Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. |
1966 | The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. |
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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