Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, May 8, 2008:
🕰️ Born into › Generation Z
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Dark Knight
🎮 Number one video game › Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
🎵 Number one song › "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Taurus
🌎 Zodiac Element › Earth
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Beaver
🔢 Life Path Number › 5
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $3.27
🔌 Electricity price per KWh › $0.11
🍞 Bread price per pound › $1.37
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $1.16
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $3.8
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.99
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.61
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 9,716,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 148,667,040 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 699,609,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 1,020,264,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 122,431,680 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on January 15, 2040.
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
1908
Laura Liddell, English actress (Shakespeare Wallah)
1964
Cheryl Richardson, American actress (Jennie-General Hospital)
1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer
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
1981
Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow)
1948
Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano)
1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality
Holidays on Thursday, May 8th
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.
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.
