🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.57
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,079,087,198 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 29,025,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 444,091,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,089,843,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,047,688,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 365,722,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2007.
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")
1925
Bettina Graziani [Simone Bodin] French model, one of the first supermodels
1992
Olivia Culpo, American beauty queen (Miss Universe 2012) and social media influencer
1951
Deborah Harmon, American actress (Ted Knight Show; M*A*S*H; Just the 10 of Us)
1908
Laura Liddell, English actress (Shakespeare Wallah)
1941
Jim Mitchum, American actor (Blackout; Invincible 6)
1961
Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
1957
Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC)
Holidays on Thursday, May 8th
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 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.
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.
