May 8, 1997

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, May 8, 1997:

🕰️ Born into › Millennials Generation
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › Titanic
🎮 Number one video game › Final Fantasy VII
🎵 Number one song › "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G.

🐂 Chinese Zodiac › Ox
☀️ Sun Sign › Taurus
🌎 Zodiac Element › Earth
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Beaver

🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Friday
Power Color › Green

Gas price per gallon › $1.23

🍞 Bread price per pound › $0.87
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $0.84
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $2.61
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.06
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.46

🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 5,910,566,295 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 16,041,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 245,436,480 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,154,995,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 1,684,368,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 202,124,160 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on January 14, 2029.


What happened on my birthday

1660
English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England.

1835
1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy Tales" published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1895
China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki.

1902
Mount Pelee on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors.

1945
V-E Day: WWII ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender.

1980
World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.

2007
A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein) as Deputy First Minister.


Famous people with my birthday

1963
Terry Christian, British writer, radio and television presenter

1927
Murray Lerner, American documentary and experimental film director and producer (Secrets of the Reef), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1961
Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler

1981
Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow)

1980
Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On)

1925
Bettina Graziani [Simone Bodin] French model, one of the first supermodels

1971
Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")

1932
Phyllida Law, Scottish actress (Much Ado About Nothing, The Time Machine)


Holidays on Thursday, May 8th

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
National Give Someone a Cupcake Day, celebrated on May 8th, is a fun holiday where you make or buy cupcakes to share with friends, teachers, family, or anyone else you know, just to make their day a little sweeter.

Jamestown Day
Jamestown Day celebrates the 415th anniversary of America's first permanent English colony with historical reenactments and Native American arts at two cultural sites, showcasing the early settlers' life and the Powhatan people.

National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day, celebrated on the first full week of May, is a day to recognize the hardworking individuals who organize various events, from small business meetings to huge events like the Oscars, ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day
"National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day, observed every May 8th, encourages people to report fraudulent government contractors, with the potential to earn a reward, aiming to protect $400 billion of public funds from being wasted on scams."

National Women's Check-up Day
National Women's Check-up Day, observed on the second Monday in May, encourages women to get regular medical check-ups to catch any health issues early and maintain a healthier life.

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