May 8, 1978

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

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 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 27,144,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 415,303,200 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,954,368,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,850,120,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 342,014,400 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

1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer

1992
Olivia Culpo, American beauty queen (Miss Universe 2012) and social media influencer

1982
Anthony Roth Costanzo, American operatic countertenor (Akhnaten), actor, and educator

1919
Lex Barker, American actor (Tarzan of the Apes; Treasure of the Silver Lake)

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

1918
Nan Wynn [Masha Vatz], American radio and big-band singer (Rudy Vallée; Teddy Wilson), actress, and singing voice for Rita Hayworth

1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen)

1948
Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano)


Holidays on Monday, 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.

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.

National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, observed on May 8th, is a day to learn how to keep your pets safe during emergencies by planning ahead.

Truman Day
Truman Day is a holiday in Missouri celebrating Harry S. Truman, the only President from the state, and his significant contributions both as a senator and as President of the United States, including his tough decisions during World War II.

National Student Nurse Day
National Student Nurse Day, celebrated on May 8, honors the hard work and dedication of nursing students as they prepare for a challenging yet rewarding career in healthcare.

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