Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, May 8, 1996:
🕰️ Born into › Millennials Generation
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Independence Day
🎮 Number one video game › Super Mario 64
🎵 Number one song › "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ 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 › $1.23
🍞 Bread price per pound › $0.88
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $0.84
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $2.62
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.11
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.48
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 16,723,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 255,864,960 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,204,070,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 1,755,936,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 210,712,320 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on January 15, 2028.
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
1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality
1984
Martin Compston, Scottish actor (Line of Duty)
1918
Nan Wynn [Masha Vatz], American radio and big-band singer (Rudy Vallée; Teddy Wilson), actress, and singing voice for Rita Hayworth
1932
Phyllida Law, Scottish actress (Much Ado About Nothing, The Time Machine)
1941
Jim Mitchum, American actor (Blackout; Invincible 6)
1951
Deborah Harmon, American actress (Ted Knight Show; M*A*S*H; Just the 10 of Us)
1957
Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC)
1920
Saul Bass, American graphic designer of logos and film titles
Holidays on Wednesday, May 8th
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 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.
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 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.
