Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, May 8, 1973:
🕰️ 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 › The Sting
🎮 Number one video game › Space Race
🎵 Number one song › "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn
🔢 Life Path Number › 6
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.39
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 29,814,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 456,160,320 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,146,636,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,130,512,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 375,661,440 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 14, 2005.
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
1985
Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress (Kids War)
1941
Jim Mitchum, American actor (Blackout; Invincible 6)
1913
Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character and comedy actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On)
1952
Beth Henley, American actress and playwright (Miss Firecracker)
1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer
1971
Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")
1982
Anthony Roth Costanzo, American operatic countertenor (Akhnaten), actor, and educator
1978
Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (HOT; JTL), and actor
Holidays on Tuesday, 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 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.
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 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.
