Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, May 8, 1970:
🕰️ 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 › Love Story
🎮 Number one video game ›
🎵 Number one song › "American Woman" by Guess Who
🐕 Chinese Zodiac › Dog
☀️ 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 › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,700,577,650 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 31,924,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 488,449,440 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,298,585,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,352,104,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 402,252,480 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2002.
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
1918
Nan Wynn [Masha Vatz], American radio and big-band singer (Rudy Vallée; Teddy Wilson), actress, and singing voice for Rita Hayworth
1927
Murray Lerner, American documentary and experimental film director and producer (Secrets of the Reef), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982
Anthony Roth Costanzo, American operatic countertenor (Akhnaten), actor, and educator
1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer
1925
Bettina Graziani [Simone Bodin] French model, one of the first supermodels
1907
Arturo de Córdova [Arturo García Rodríguez], Mexican actor (Medal for Benny)
1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality
1954
David Keith, American actor (Back Roads, Firestarter)
Holidays on Friday, May 8th
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 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 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.
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.
