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 31,836,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 487,103,040 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,292,249,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,342,864,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 401,143,680 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
1980
Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On)
1927
Murray Lerner, American documentary and experimental film director and producer (Secrets of the Reef), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985
Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress (Kids War)
1971
Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")
1915
John Archer [Ralph Bowman], American actor (Destination: Moon, White Heat, Blue Hawaii)
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)
1920
Saul Bass, American graphic designer of logos and film titles
Holidays on Friday, 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 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 Coconut Cream Pie Day
National Coconut Cream Pie Day, celebrated on May 8, is a holiday that honors the deliciousness of coconut cream pie, a creamy and custardy dessert perfect for the start of warmer weather, encouraging everyone to enjoy a slice of this heavenly treat.
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.
White Lotus Day
White Lotus Day is a special day on May 8th where people who follow Theosophy remember the life of Helena Blavatsky, one of their founders, by celebrating with white lotuses, symbolizing her influence and the spread of Eastern spiritual ideas in the West.