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

1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen)

1963
Terry Christian, British writer, radio and television presenter

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

1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality

1951
Deborah Harmon, American actress (Ted Knight Show; M*A*S*H; Just the 10 of Us)

1964
Cheryl Richardson, American actress (Jennie-General Hospital)

1976
Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh pop singer, actor, and television personality

1981
Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow)


Holidays on Monday, May 8th

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.

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 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 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.

National Have a Coke Day
National Have a Coke Day, celebrated on May 8, is a day inspired by a famous 1971 Coke commercial that combines the themes of peace, harmony, and the enjoyment of Coca-Cola, reflecting the spirit of the "flower power" era.

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