Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, May 8, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Friday How many days until my birthday ›
30 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
30 days
3 hours
6 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb
Chinese Zodiac › Goat 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 › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,833,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 410,554,080 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,932,019,200 times. You have taken about 2,817,528,000 steps. You have taken approximately 338,103,360 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2011.
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
1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen)
1985
Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress (Kids War)
1954
David Keith, American actor (Back Roads, Firestarter)
1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality
1980
Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On)
1908
Laura Liddell, English actress (Shakespeare Wallah)
1948
Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano)
Holidays on Tuesday, May 8th
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 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.
National Women's Checkup Day
National Women's Checkup Day is a day dedicated to reminding women to take care of their health by going for regular medical checkups, celebrated the Monday after Mother's Day each May.
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.
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.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Friday
How many days until my birthday ›
30 days
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer
Number one video game › Asteroids
Number one song › "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb
Chinese Zodiac › Goat
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
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 26,833,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2011.