Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Monday, May 8, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Friday How many days until my birthday ›
40 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
20 days
6 hours
8 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 11 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,401,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 419,244,480 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,972,915,200 times. You have taken about 2,877,168,000 steps. You have taken approximately 345,260,160 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2010.
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
1971
Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")
1981
Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow)
1915
John Archer [Ralph Bowman], American actor (Destination: Moon, White Heat, Blue Hawaii)
1978
Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (HOT; JTL), and actor
1964
Cheryl Richardson, American actress (Jennie-General Hospital)
1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer
1963
Terry Christian, British writer, radio and television presenter
1976
Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh pop singer, actor, and television personality
Holidays on Monday, May 8th
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.
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 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.
National Women's Checkup Day
National Women's Checkup Day is a day dedicated to reminding women to take care of their health by going for regular medical checkups, celebrated the Monday after Mother's Day each May.
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."
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Friday
How many days until my birthday ›
40 days
Number one movie › Grease
Number one video game › Space Invaders
Number one song › "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
Chinese Zodiac › Horse
Sun Sign › Taurus
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Fixed
Ruling Planet › Venus 
Spirit Animal › Beaver 
Life Path Number › 11
Birth flower › Lily of the valley
Birthstone › Emerald
Lucky day › Friday
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 27,401,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2010.